Etymograph

English

Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui comes from Cantonese 尖沙咀//尖沙嘴.

  1. Cantonesemodern尖沙咀//尖沙嘴zim¹ saa¹ zeoi²
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2008Tsim Sha Tsui

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Cantonesemodern尖沙咀//尖沙嘴zim¹ saa¹ zeoi²
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2008Tsim Sha Tsui

Earliest quotation: 2008, Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, What in God’s Name is That? Hong Kong Street Food, Part 1: “But back to snacks that will test that iron…”

Every English word from Cantonese 尖沙咀//尖沙嘴

Today it means

name An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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

Etymograph / Cantonese 尖沙咀//尖沙嘴 / Tsim Sha Tsui

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