English
Touliu
Touliu comes from Mandarin 斗六.
- Mandarinmodern斗六Dǒuliù
- Englishearliest quotation 1960Touliu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern斗六Dǒuliù
- Englishearliest quotation 1960Touliu
Earliest quotation: 1960, R. W. Mungomery, The Use of Insecticides to Control Subterranean Insects in T: “In Taiwan three species of wireworms cause damage to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 斗六
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Etymograph / Mandarin 斗六 / Touliu