Etymograph

English

Yulin

Yulin comes from Mandarin 玉林.

  1. Mandarinmodern玉林Yùlín
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Yulin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern玉林Yùlín
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Yulin

Earliest quotation: 2016, Shaojie Huang, Animal Advocates Call for End to Dog Meat Festival in China: “Thousands of dogs are slaughtered and served in restaurants…”

Another origin of Yulin

  1. Mandarinmodern榆林Yúlín
  2. EnglishtodayYulin

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 玉林 / Yulin