English
Wuhan
Wuhan comes from Mandarin 武漢.
- Mandarinmodern武漢
- Englishearliest quotation 1912Wuhan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern武漢
- Englishearliest quotation 1912Wuhan
Earliest quotation: 1912, Famine Notes: “The Committee reports that in consequence of the combined…”
Every English word from Mandarin 武漢
Today it means
name A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 武漢 / Wuhan