English
Subei
Subei comes from Mandarin 肅北.
- Mandarinmodern肅北Sùběi
- Englishearliest quotation 1986Subei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern肅北Sùběi
- Englishearliest quotation 1986Subei
Earliest quotation: 1986, Mu En-zhi, A. J. Boucot: “In western Gansu, including Subei and Minle Counties, the…”
Every English word from Mandarin 肅北
Today it means
name A Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 肅北 / Subei