庵馬甲

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (庵馬甲)		庵	馬	甲
simp. (庵马甲)		庵	马	甲

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Tagalog abaka.

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Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): am-má-kah

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: am-má-kah
    • Tâi-lô: am-má-kah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ammafkaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /am⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

Noun

庵馬甲

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) agave

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍舌蘭 (“agave”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍舌蘭
Taxonomic name		龍舌蘭
Mandarin	Taiwan	龍舌蘭
Cantonese	Hong Kong	龍舌蘭
Southern Min	Xiamen	番仔蘆薈, 庵馬甲, 阿麻甲, 番葛
	Quanzhou	番葛
	Jinjiang	番葛
	Zhangzhou	番仔蘆薈, 番籃投
Wu	Shanghai	龍舌蘭