English
Peng Chau
Peng Chau comes from Cantonese 坪洲.
- Cantonesemodern坪洲ping⁴ zau¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1985Peng Chau
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern坪洲ping⁴ zau¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1985Peng Chau
Earliest quotation: 1985, William Schwalbe, 45 MINUTES FROM HONG KONG: “Far from the madding crowd of Hong Kong, though…”
Every English word from Cantonese 坪洲
Today it means
name An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 坪洲 / Peng Chau