English
suay
Suay comes from Hokkien 衰.
- Hokkienmodern衰soe
- Englishearliest quotation 2003suay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern衰soe
- Englishearliest quotation 2003suay
Earliest quotation: 2003, jay, tolkien would turn over in his grave.......: “You want to seem like you've actually read all…”.
Every English word from Hokkien 衰
Today it means
adj unlucky, unfortunate
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 衰 / suay