English
Engteng
Engteng comes from Hokkien 永定.
- Hokkienmodern永定Éng-tēng
- Englishearliest quotation 1952Engteng
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern永定Éng-tēng
- Englishearliest quotation 1952Engteng
Earliest quotation: 1952, Ringleader of Plot to Overthrow Yeh Chien-ying: “It is learned from a merchant of Engteng in…”
Every English word from Hokkien 永定
Today it means
name Synonym of Yongding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 永定 / Engteng