English
Fanling
Fanling comes from Cantonese 粉嶺.
- Cantonesemodern粉嶺fan² leng⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Fanling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern粉嶺fan² leng⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Fanling
Earliest quotation: 2014, Chris Horton, Chinese Shoppers Change Hong Kong Border Area: “Although a slowing economy and campaigns against extravagant consumption…”
Every English word from Cantonese 粉嶺
Today it means
name An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 粉嶺 / Fanling