1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “年(nî)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 402:
伊來送年禮。/伊来送年礼。[Teochew] ―i1 lai5 sang3ni5 loi2.[Peng'im] ― He brings new year's presents.