English
Shek Ngau Chau
Shek Ngau Chau comes from Cantonese 石牛洲.
- Cantonesemodern石牛洲
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Shek Ngau Chau
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern石牛洲
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Shek Ngau Chau
Earliest quotation: 2009, Clifford Lo, 32 IIs caught on 7 boats in separate operations: “In the second operation, police arrested 15 male asylum…”
Every English word from Cantonese 石牛洲
Today it means
name An uninhabited island of Tai Po district, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 石牛洲 / Shek Ngau Chau