English
Yuan Tan
Yuan Tan comes from Mandarin 元旦.
- Mandarinmodern元旦yuándàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1972Yuan Tan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern元旦yuándàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1972Yuan Tan
Earliest quotation: 1972, Bruce McWilliams, A world Friendship Pageant: “The Chinese celebrate Yuan Tan (pronounced wahn tahn), or…”
Every English word from Mandarin 元旦
Today it means
name Chinese New Year
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 元旦 / Yuan Tan