Opinion | Sampans and junks a common sight, but how did they get their names?

  • Posted on September 29, 2024
  • By South China Morning Post
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Opinion | Sampans and junks a common sight, but how did they get their names?

Scholars are split on the roots of ‘sampan’ and ‘junk’, with some pointing to Chinese and others to Old Malay and Javanese respectively.
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