English
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan comes from Cantonese 荃灣//.
- Cantonesemodern荃灣//cyun⁴ waan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Tsuen Wan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern荃灣//cyun⁴ waan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Tsuen Wan
Earliest quotation: 2013, Patrick H. Hase, Introduction: “With the exception of Tsuen Wan (荃灣), the suburban…”
Every English word from Cantonese 荃灣//
Today it means
name An area and town in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 荃灣// / Tsuen Wan