English
lukong
Lukong may come from Cantonese 綠工.
- Cantonesemodern綠工lou⁴ gung¹uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1869lukong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern綠工lou⁴ gung¹uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1869lukong
Earliest quotation: 1869, The Hongkong Daily Press, The suspicious lukongs: “The lukongs, No. 33 and 27 were again brought…”
Every English word from Cantonese 綠工
Today it means
noun constable of Chinese descent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 綠工 / lukong