dikyam
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 李鹹／李咸 (lí-kiâm, “plum preserves”), with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Hokkien.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dikˈjam/ [d̪ɪkˈjam]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: dik‧yam
Noun
[edit]dikyám (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “D.”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99
- ^ Van der Loon, Piet (1967) “The Manila Incunabula and Early Hokkien Studies, Part 2”, in Asia Major (New Series)[1], volume 13, page 113
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