Hokkien Word Meanings?

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:19 am

Thanks Ong, that was very informative!

Cheers,
Sim.

ong · Post by **ong** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:12 pm

However since cuanciu has 放鹞 io7 which has wendu of iau5.I need some austronesian dict to confirm it.

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:47 pm

Being Babas, all of the womenfolk (and some of the menfolk) of my grandparents' generation (on my father's side) wore sarongs. We use the word "mua1" when referring to sarongs. In my father's generation, only about half the men and women wore sarongs, as most of the others switched to Western clothing.

Does anyone know where this word comes from, and if there is a hanzi for it?

Thanks,
Sim.

ong · Post by **ong** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:14 am

幔，it can be used as a verb

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:57 am

Ong:

Great. Thanks a lot!

Sim.

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:24 am

I'm not sure if anyone has explained this before on the Forum. If so, I apologise for asking again.

In Penang we say (among other things) "ma(n)3-nia1 ku2" for "a short time". Does anyone know how "ma(n)3-nia2" is written in hanzi?

Thanks,
Sim.

niuc · Post by **niuc** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:20 pm

Hi Sim

I think it comes from bak8-ni4-a4-ku2. Bak8 = 目 eye. Bak8-ni4 = (a) blinking of eye(s). I don't know how to write ni4; in Mandarin is 眨眼. So bak8-ni4-a4-ku2 literally means "in a blinking of eyes". We usually say cit8-bak8-ni4 "a blinking of eyes" [Mdr 一眨眼].

SimL · Post by **SimL** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:56 am

Gosh Niuc,

Thanks SO MUCH for this reply. I found it fascinating to read how different "ma-nia" is from "bak-ni-a", but the derivation seems very plausible to me.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Sim.

ong · Post by **ong** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:55 am

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duaaagiii · Post by **duaaagiii** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:10 pm

nih4 is 𥍉 (目聶)

Chinese languages

Hokkien Word Meanings?

The word "mua1" for Malay "sarong"

"a short time"