English
Wu-kung
Wu-kung comes from Mandarin 武功.
- Mandarinmodern武功wǔgōng
- Englishearliest quotation 1975Wu-kung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern武功wǔgōng
- Englishearliest quotation 1975Wu-kung
Earliest quotation: 1975, Wu-chi Liu, Irving Yucheng Lo: “T'ai-po Shan, south of Wu-kung county, 200 li from…”
Every English word from Mandarin 武功
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 武功 / Wu-kung