English
foki
Foki comes from Cantonese 夥記.
- Cantonesemodern夥記fo² gei³
- Englishearliest quotation 1894foki
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern夥記fo² gei³
- Englishearliest quotation 1894foki
Earliest quotation: 1894, The Winglok Street Outrage: “One of them took him by the queue and…”
Every English word from Cantonese 夥記
Today it means
noun staff
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 夥記 / foki