HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
O.S. S.S. Meaning or Remarks
143 15 kau 九 gao4 Occurs very often in place-names when the meaning cannot be 'nine', and even where (e.g. 'Kowloon') there is a legend to explain the use of 'nine', other circumstances lead us to suspect aetiological myth.
16 kei 基 ghey The Man147 glossary gives this word as meaning in the language of the southern tribes, 'behind, lesser, second'; which fits the context wherever it occurs in local place-names.
17 kei-wai 基圍 gheywray A bund between paddy fields. An earth dyke.
18 kek 塈 kreak A large earth dyke used to reclaim salt-marsh from the sea.
19 keng 逕 geang Ruins, especially the foundation left after a building has been removed. (The word seems to have originated in Hakka137 pronounced khak—and to have been adopted by local Punti160 speakers). See (3).
逕座 geang 烴 A pass with a path over it; also the path leading to the pass. See au (2).
On maps often found mis-spelt kang (which is the Namtau156 dialect pronunciation). The book pronunciation geng is...