English
Tung
Tung comes from Mandarin ^東島.
- Mandarinmodern^東島
- Englishearliest quotation 1971Tung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern^東島
- Englishearliest quotation 1971Tung
Earliest quotation: 1971, 1971 February 9, PRC Issues 482d Serious Warning over U.S. Intrusion: “A U.S. military plane intruded into China's air space…”
Every English word from Mandarin ^東島
Today it means
name Synonym of Lincoln Island.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin ^東島 / Tung