English
Yen
Yen comes from Mandarin 燕.
- Mandarinmodern燕Yān
- Englishearliest quotation 1739Yen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern燕Yān
- Englishearliest quotation 1739Yen
Earliest quotation: 1739, 1735, Geographical Obſervations on the Kingdom of Corea: “[...]Nothing but War was to be ſeen among ſo…”
Every English word from Mandarin 燕
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 燕 / Yen