汕頭

Etymology
While the modern Teochew pronunciation contains the first syllable in the yinping tone, as attested in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular  by Lim Hiong Seng, it appears that historically the first syllable of the toponym had the yinqu  tone. The pronunciation Suàⁿ-thâu is recorded in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect by  and English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular Or Spoken Language of Swatow  by William Duffus.

The toponym is a shortening of. In 1717, a fort, 沙汕頭砲臺, was constructed in the area, which was then under the administration of Chenghai county. Both and  are attested in 潮州海防圖說  by official Lan Dingyuan. is cognate with Hokkien.

Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
From, from.

Etymology 2
The Sino-Japanese reading of.

Etymology 3
From.