English
kiamchay
Kiamchay comes from Hokkien 鹹菜.
- Hokkienmodern鹹菜kiâm-chhàiliterally ‘salted vegetable’
- Englishtodaykiamchay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern鹹菜kiâm-chhàiliterally ‘salted vegetable’
- Englishtodaykiamchay
Every English word from Hokkien 鹹菜
Today it means
noun salted / pickled Chinese mustard greens (Brassica juncea)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 鹹菜 / kiamchay