HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
O.S.
S.S.
Meaning or Remarks
the surname Ma. See
pages 156-157.
mraan
Sometimes
.44
mang
mraangs
45 mong *
mronq
mong輞網
mrorng
mong
mrong6
mong-
mrong fhuuh
望夫石
fu-shek
sreak
nai nray
泥坭
occurs where
there is no connexion with the surname Man148; is suspected to be an alternative to ma (42). No clan of this surname is to be found, and this is probably another variant of ma (42).
A tall grass used for that-
ching.
A classifying particle for lar- ge areas of cultivated land whether tin (95) or che (5). It has been sug- gested that this word and the next are the T'ai word muong. See pan (66), yeung (124). Cannot mean ‘gaze' or 'hope' and may be the T'ai word muong154, see (46).
These standing stones called 'looking for husband rock' often have stories attached to them like the famous one at Shatin, but the words are pro- bably to be taken in a more elementary sense, see (26).
The vast number of alterna- tives cast doubt on the
meaning 'mud'. See ye (123).
HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
O.S.
S.S.
Meaning or Remarks
147
the surname Ma. See
pages 156-157.
43
*
mraan
Sometimes
.44
mang
mraangs
45 mong *
mronq
46
mong輞網
mrorng
47
mong
mrong6
48
mong-
mrong fhuuh
望夫石
fu-shek
sreak
49
nai nray
泥坭
occurs where
there is no connexion with the surname Man148; is suspected to be an alternative to ma (42). No clan of this surname is to be found, and this is probably another variant of ma (42).
A tall grass used for that-
ching.
A classifying particle for lar- ge areas of cultivated land whether tin (95) or che (5). It has been sug- gested that this word and the next are the T'ai word muong. See pan (66), yeung (124). Cannot mean ‘gaze' or 'hope' and may be the T'ai word muong154, see (46).
These standing stones called 'looking for husband rock' often have stories attached to them like the famous one at Shatin, but the words are pro- bably to be taken in a more elementary sense, see (26).
The vast number of alterna- tives cast doubt on the
meaning 'mud'. See ye (123).
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