Etymograph

English

Taihoku

Taihoku comes from Japanese 台北.

  1. Japanesemodern台北taihoku
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1897Taihoku

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern台北taihoku
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1897Taihoku

Earliest quotation: 1897, Oriental News: “Vernacular papers report that dispatches have been received by…”

Today it means

name Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name

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

Etymograph / Japanese 台北 / Taihoku