小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “島嶼”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary][1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC reports word is from Japanese...is that incorrect? Hongthay (talk) 15:15, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Hongthay Probably... It's attested in since the Jin and Tang Dynasties.
- 晉·左思《吳都賦》：
「島嶼綿邈，洲渚馮隆。」
- 唐·李洞《送雲卿上人游安南》詩：
「島嶼分諸國，星河共一天。」
- — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 00:00, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Justinrleung, thank you. Out of curiousity, I wonder, does this preclude the possibility of a round-trip borrowing? Hongthay (talk) 02:32, 25 May 2016 (UTC)