English
guakong
Guakong comes from Hokkien 外公 ‘maternal grandfather’.
- Hokkienmodern外公gōa-kong‘maternal grandfather’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006guakong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hokkienmodern外公gōa-kong‘maternal grandfather’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006guakong
Earliest quotation: 2006, Charlson Ong, Banyaga: A Song of War: “...they would put together the business, then Francis would…”
Every English word from Hokkien 外公
Today it means
noun maternal grandfather; maternal grandpa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 外公 / guakong