Etymograph

English

Xiapu

Xiapu comes from Mandarin 霞浦.

  1. Mandarinmodern霞浦Xiápǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Xiapu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern霞浦Xiápǔ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1979Xiapu

Earliest quotation: 1979, Daily Report: People's Republic of China: “In order to receive the Taiwan fishermen compatriots, the…”

Today it means

name A county of Ningde, Fujian, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 霞浦 / Xiapu