English
Ningwu
Ningwu comes from Mandarin 寧武.
- Mandarinmodern寧武Níngwǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 1970Ningwu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern寧武Níngwǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 1970Ningwu
Earliest quotation: 1970, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts: “The last item, also a news report , deals…”
Every English word from Mandarin 寧武
Today it means
name A mountain pass and important gate in the Great Wall in Shanxi, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 寧武 / Ningwu