食蕳砃
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Chinese[edit]
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
potato | ||
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trad. (食蕳砃) | 食 | 蕳砃 | |
simp. (食𫈉砃) | 食 | 𫈉砃 | |
alternative forms | 食kentang 食kantang 食干冬 | ||
Literally: “to eat potatoes”. |
Etymology[edit]
From 食 (“eat”) + 蕳砃/𫈉砃 (“potato”), from Malay kentang (“potato”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
食⫽蕳砃 (verb-object)
- (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, of a person of Chinese ethnicity) to act like a Westerner; to be westernized; to not speak any Chinese
Descendants[edit]
- → English: jiak kentang