Etymograph

English

Xi

Xi comes from Mandarin 西.

  1. Mandarinmodern西xī
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1986Xi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern西xī
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1986Xi

Earliest quotation: 1986, Jeannette Belliveau, Chinese Byways By Water: Slow Boats And Glimpses Of Everyday: “My slow boat to China began and ended last…”

Every English word from Mandarin 西

Another origin of Xi

  1. Mandarinmodern隰Xī
  2. EnglishtodayXi

Today it means

name A river in China, the western tributary of the Pearl.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 西 / Xi

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