Etymograph

English

Tung

Tung comes from Mandarin ^東島.

  1. Mandarinmodern^東島
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1971Tung

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern^東島
  2. 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…”

Today it means

name Synonym of Lincoln Island.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin ^東島 / Tung