汕頭
Chinese edit
Swatow | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (汕頭) | 汕 | 頭 | |
simp. (汕头) | 汕 | 头 |
Etymology edit
While the modern Teochew pronunciation contains the first syllable in the yinping (陰平/阴平) tone, as attested in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular [1886] by Lim Hiong Seng, it appears that historically the first syllable of the toponym had the yinqu (陰去/阴去) tone. The pronunciation Suàⁿ-thâu is recorded in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect [1883] by Adele M. Fielde and English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular Or Spoken Language of Swatow [1883] by William Duffus.
The toponym is a shortening of 沙汕頭/沙汕头. In 1717, a fort, 沙汕頭砲臺, was constructed in the area, which was then under the administration of Chenghai (澄海) county. Both 沙汕頭/沙汕头 and 汕頭/汕头 are attested in 潮州海防圖說 [c. 18th century] by official Lan Dingyuan (藍鼎元). 沙汕 is cognate with Hokkien 沙線/沙线 (soa-sòaⁿ, “sandbank”).
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汕頭
- (~市) Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
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Etymology 1 edit
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汕 | 頭 |
すわ Hyōgaiji |
とう Grade: 2 |
irregular |
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仙頭 (misspelling) |
From English Swatow, from Teochew 汕頭/汕头 (suan1 tao5).
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- Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
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汕 | 頭 |
せん Hyōgaiji |
とう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
The Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 汕頭/汕头 (Shàntóu).
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- Alternative form of 汕頭 (Suwatō, “Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)”)
Etymology 3 edit
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汕 | 頭 |
しゃん Hyōgaiji |
とう Grade: 2 |
irregular |
From Mandarin 汕頭/汕头 (Shàntóu).
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- Alternative form of 汕頭 (Suwatō, “Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)”)