English
Tai
Tai comes from Chinese 邰.
- Chinesemodern邰Tái
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Tai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern邰Tái
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Tai
Earliest quotation: 2016, M. Yong et al., Originating Period of Tourism Culture: “The first ancestor of Zhou tribe was Hou Ji…”
Every English word from Chinese 邰
Another origin of Tai
- Chinesemodern代dài
- EnglishtodayTai
Another origin of Tai
- Mandarinmodern戴Dài
- EnglishtodayTai
Today it means
name An ancient city and former polity under the Xia dynasty in present-day Wugong, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 邰 / Tai