English
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong comes from Cantonese 九龍塘.
- Cantonesemodern九龍塘gau² lung⁴ tong⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Kowloon Tong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern九龍塘gau² lung⁴ tong⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Kowloon Tong
Earliest quotation: 2007, Hong Kong 2006: “The department continued to plan and build fire stations…”
Every English word from Cantonese 九龍塘
Today it means
name A residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 九龍塘 / Kowloon Tong