English
Szechwan
Szechwan comes from Mandarin 四川.
- Mandarinmodern四川Sìchuān
- Englishearliest quotation 1907Szechwan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern四川Sìchuān
- Englishearliest quotation 1907Szechwan
Earliest quotation: 1907, Mark Tennien, The Chinese Empire: A General & Missionary Survey: “We shall then have two great streams of traffic…”
Every English word from Mandarin 四川
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 四川 / Szechwan