English
Sha Tin
Sha Tin comes from Cantonese 沙田.
- Cantonesemodern沙田saa¹ tin⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Sha Tin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern沙田saa¹ tin⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Sha Tin
Earliest quotation: 2019, Amy Qin, Hong Kong Protesters Try to Keep Momentum With Weekend Prote: “The demonstration in the Sha Tin area of the…”
Every English word from Cantonese 沙田
Today it means
name An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 沙田 / Sha Tin