English
Wu-han
Wu-han comes from Mandarin 武漢.
- Mandarinmodern武漢Wu³-han⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1948Wu-han
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern武漢Wu³-han⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1948Wu-han
Earliest quotation: 1948, W. Robert Moore, Along the Yangtze, Main Street of China: “At the moment much industry of the Wu-han Cities…”
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