English
Singan
Singan comes from Mandarin 西安.
- Mandarinmodern西安Xī'ān
- Englishearliest quotation 1881Singan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern西安Xī'ān
- Englishearliest quotation 1881Singan
Earliest quotation: 1881, Demetrius Charles Boulger, The Han Dynasty: “The Hans up to this point are spoken of…”
Every English word from Mandarin 西安
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 西安 / Singan