English
Tinpak
Tinpak comes from Cantonese 電白.
- Cantonesemodern電白din⁶ baak⁶
- Englishearliest quotation 1817Tinpak
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern電白din⁶ baak⁶
- Englishearliest quotation 1817Tinpak
Earliest quotation: 1817, Henry Ellis, London: John Murray: “At Tinpak the chief magistrate, who had become slightly…”
Every English word from Cantonese 電白
Today it means
name Synonym of Dianbai: the Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 電白 / Tinpak