English
Xiamen
Xiamen comes from Mandarin 廈門//厦門//厦门.
- Mandarinmodern廈門//厦門//厦门Xiàmén
- Englishearliest quotation 2017Xiamen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern廈門//厦門//厦门Xiàmén
- Englishearliest quotation 2017Xiamen
Earliest quotation: 2017, BRICS meets in shadow of North Korea bombshell: “The BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South…”
Every English word from Mandarin 廈門//厦門//厦门
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 廈門//厦門//厦门 / Xiamen