Etymograph

English

Songjiang

Songjiang comes from Mandarin 松江.

  1. Mandarinmodern松江Sōngjiāngliterally ‘Pine River’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2011Songjiang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern松江Sōngjiāngliterally ‘Pine River’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2011Songjiang

Earliest quotation: 2011, Hayley Tsukayama, Report: Apple partner Pegatron under scrutiny after blast: “The explosion rocked the Riteng Computer Accessory Co., a…”

Today it means

name A district of Shanghai, China, located along the Grand Canal and formerly the principal city of the region.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 松江 / Songjiang