Etymograph

English

Xiangxiang

Xiangxiang comes from Mandarin 湘鄉.

  1. Mandarinmodern湘鄉Xiāngxiāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Xiangxiang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern湘鄉Xiāngxiāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Xiangxiang

Earliest quotation: 2009, Sharon LaFraniere, China Stampede Kills 8 Students: “The accident occurred as more than 400 students at…”

Today it means

name A county-level city of Xiangtan, Hunan, China, formerly a county.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 湘鄉 / Xiangxiang