English
Toishan
Toishan comes from Cantonese 臺山.
- Cantonesemodern臺山toi⁴ saan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1945Toishan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern臺山toi⁴ saan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1945Toishan
Earliest quotation: 1945, Mark Tennien, Chungking Listening Post: “Father O’Neill’s station was one of the most perilous…”
Every English word from Cantonese 臺山
Today it means
name Synonym of Taishan: the Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 臺山 / Toishan