English
huanghuali
Huanghuali comes from Mandarin 黃花梨／黄花梨.
- Mandarinmodern黃花梨／黄花梨huánghuālí
- Englishearliest quotation 2008huanghuali
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern黃花梨／黄花梨huánghuālí
- Englishearliest quotation 2008huanghuali
Earliest quotation: 2008, Wendy Moonan, Rare Works by Eminent Britons: “His proudest offering is a matched pair of 17th-century…”
Every English word from Mandarin 黃花梨／黄花梨
Today it means
noun The Chinese tree Dalbergia odorifera, or the wood of this tree, which is often used in Chinese woodworking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 黃花梨／黄花梨 / huanghuali