English
Kam Tin
Kam Tin comes from Cantonese 錦田.
- Cantonesemodern錦田gam² tin⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Kam Tin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern錦田gam² tin⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Kam Tin
Earliest quotation: 1974, John A. Brim, Village Alliance Templates in Hong Kong: “One important cause of such conflicts was disputes over…”
Every English word from Cantonese 錦田
Today it means
name An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 錦田 / Kam Tin