English
Yuen Long
Yuen Long comes from Cantonese 元朗.
- Cantonesemodern元朗jyun⁴ long⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 1968Yuen Long
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern元朗jyun⁴ long⁵
- Englishearliest quotation 1968Yuen Long
Earliest quotation: 1968, Jack M. Potter, The Setting: “Each district is divided in turn into rural township…”
Every English word from Cantonese 元朗
Today it means
name An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 元朗 / Yuen Long