English
Hongkew
Hongkew comes from Shanghainese 虹口.
- Shanghainesemodern虹口3hhon kheu
- Englishearliest quotation 1968Hongkew
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Shanghainesemodern虹口3hhon kheu
- Englishearliest quotation 1968Hongkew
Earliest quotation: 1968, SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI): “Later this strip between the canal and the walls…”
Every English word from Shanghainese 虹口
Today it means
name Synonym of Hongkou.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Shanghainese 虹口 / Hongkew