English
Nip
Nip comes from Japanese 日本.
- Japanesemodern日本
- Englishearliest quotation 1944Nip
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern日本
- Englishearliest quotation 1944Nip
Earliest quotation: 1944, Sino Counterblows Send Nips Reeling: “CHUNGKING, Oct. 10—Chinese counterblows against the Japanese offensive in…”
Every English word from Japanese 日本
Today it means
noun A Japanese person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 日本 / Nip