English
Swatow
Swatow comes from Teochew 汕頭.
- Teochewmodern汕頭suan¹ tao⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Swatow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Teochewmodern汕頭suan¹ tao⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 1902Swatow
Earliest quotation: 1902, J. Campbell Gibson, Mission Problems and Mission Methods in South China: “This was much too plain speaking for the Imperial…”
Every English word from Teochew 汕頭
Today it means
name Synonym of Shantou: the Teochew-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Teochew 汕頭 / Swatow