English
Zhaotong
Zhaotong comes from Mandarin 昭通.
- Mandarinmodern昭通Zhāotōng
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Zhaotong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern昭通Zhāotōng
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Zhaotong
Earliest quotation: 2014, Hundreds dead after quake strikes Yunnan province: “The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake struck…”
Every English word from Mandarin 昭通
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 昭通 / Zhaotong