English
Pak Sha Wan
Pak Sha Wan comes from Cantonese 白沙灣.
- Cantonesemodern白沙灣
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Pak Sha Wan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern白沙灣
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Pak Sha Wan
Earliest quotation: 2022, Philip Cracknell, The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45: “There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha…”
Every English word from Cantonese 白沙灣
Today it means
name Name of various bays in Hong Kong: A bay in Sai Kung district, Hong Kong: Hebe Haven.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 白沙灣 / Pak Sha Wan