Etymograph

English

Shiyan

Shiyan comes from Mandarin 十堰.

  1. Mandarinmodern十堰Shíyàn
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Shiyan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern十堰Shíyàn
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Shiyan

Earliest quotation: 1979, Rewi Alley, Yunyang and Xiangyang Prefectures in Northwestern Hubei in 1: “The big influx of workers into the Shiyan municipality…”

Every English word from Mandarin 十堰

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 十堰 / Shiyan

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