English
Xiju
Xiju comes from Mandarin 西莒.
- Mandarinmodern西莒Xījǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Xiju
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern西莒Xījǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Xiju
Earliest quotation: 2011, Phil Macdonald, Strait Islands: “This is the southernmost inhabited island in the Matsu…”
Every English word from Mandarin 西莒
Today it means
name An island of Juguang, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 西莒 / Xiju