English
Wa-shih-hsia
Wa-shih-hsia comes from Mandarin 瓦石峽.
- Mandarinmodern瓦石峽Wa³-shih²-hsia²
- Englishearliest quotation 1975Wa-shih-hsia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern瓦石峽Wa³-shih²-hsia²
- Englishearliest quotation 1975Wa-shih-hsia
Earliest quotation: 1975, Translations on People's Republic of Chi, United States Joint Publications Research Service: “(b) Medium-speed type--Sand dunes whose average annual rate of…”
Every English word from Mandarin 瓦石峽
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 瓦石峽 / Wa-shih-hsia