Etymograph

English

Sham Shui Po

Sham Shui Po comes from Cantonese 深水埗.

  1. Cantonesemodern深水埗sam1 seoi2 bou6-2
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Sham Shui Po

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Cantonesemodern深水埗sam1 seoi2 bou6-2
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Sham Shui Po

Earliest quotation: 2019, Mike Ives, Hong Kong Protesters Gather Amid Fears of Mob Violence: “The rally on Sunday in Victoria Park, in the…”

Today it means

name An area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Cantonese 深水埗 / Sham Shui Po