English
Xiangtan
Xiangtan comes from Mandarin 湘潭.
- Mandarinmodern湘潭literally ‘place of the Xiang River eddy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Xiangtan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern湘潭literally ‘place of the Xiang River eddy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Xiangtan
Earliest quotation: 2013, Gao Wenqian, China Must Purge Mao's Ghost: “Mao’s hometown, Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, is spending…”
Every English word from Mandarin 湘潭
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 湘潭 / Xiangtan