dikyam

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 李鹹／李咸 (lí-kiâm, “plum preserves”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dikˈjam/, [dɪkˈjam]
  • Hyphenation: dik‧yam

Noun[edit]

dikyám (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. plum preserves

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Further reading[edit]

  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 19
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
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