English
Woosung
Woosung comes from Mandarin 吳淞.
- Mandarinmodern吳淞Wúsōng
- Englishearliest quotation 1842Woosung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern吳淞Wúsōng
- Englishearliest quotation 1842Woosung
Earliest quotation: 1842, GEOGRAPHY OF THE DESPATCHES.: “Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles…”
Every English word from Mandarin 吳淞
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 吳淞 / Woosung