English
Wu-Han
Wu-Han comes from Mandarin 武漢.
- Mandarinmodern武漢Wǔ Hàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1926Wu-Han
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern武漢Wǔ Hàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1926Wu-Han
Earliest quotation: 1926, Lucian Swift Kirtland, Finding the Worth While in the Orient: “A stream called the Han River separates Hankow from…”
Every English word from Mandarin 武漢
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 武漢 / Wu-Han