English
T'ien-mên
T'ien-mên may come from Mandarin 天門／天门.
- Mandarinmodern天門／天门Tiānménuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1943T'ien-mên
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern天門／天门Tiānménuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1943T'ien-mên
Earliest quotation: 1943, Arthur W. Hummel Sr., Government Printing Office: “In 1764 he visited Tʻien-mên, Hupeh, where his father…”
Every English word from Mandarin 天門／天门
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 天門／天门 / T'ien-mên