English
angkong
Angkong comes from Tagalog angkong ‘paternal grandfather’, and goes back to Hokkien 俺公.
- Hokkienmodern俺公án-kong‘paternal grandfather’
- Tagalogmodernangkong‘paternal grandfather’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hokkienmodern俺公án-kong‘paternal grandfather’
- Tagalogmodernangkong‘paternal grandfather’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017same form
Earliest quotation: 2017, Ariesa Jane Domingo, Better Than Fiction: “Were you surprised when your parents remained calm when…”
Every English word from Hokkien 俺公
Today it means
noun paternal grandfather; paternal grandpa
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 俺公 / angkong