English
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun comes from Cantonese 屯門//.
- Cantonesemodern屯門//tyun⁴ mun⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Tuen Mun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Cantonesemodern屯門//tyun⁴ mun⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Tuen Mun
Earliest quotation: 1989, Roger Bristow, Strategic Planning and the New Towns: “In accommodating sites at Tuen Mun (Castle Peak) for…”
Every English word from Cantonese 屯門//
Today it means
name A district of Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 屯門// / Tuen Mun