柑仔得

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese[edit]

tangerine
 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad.
(柑仔得)
柑仔
alternative forms 甘仔得
甘媽得甘妈得

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog kamatis (tomato), from Spanish tomate (tomato), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

柑仔得

  1. (Quanzhou, Kinmen and Philippine Hokkien, less common in Xiamen Hokkien) tomato

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation[1], Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 157