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Words from Minyue (see Hokkien#Words_from_Minyue)
Some commonly used words, shared by all Min languages, came from the ancient Minyue (Ban'oat). They include the following examples, compared to the Fuzhou dialect, a Min Dong language:
| Word | MTL | Foochow Romanized | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 骹 / 跤 | khaf ([kʰa˥]) | kă ([kʰa˥]) | foot and leg |
| 囝 | kviar ([kiã˥˩]) | giāng [kiaŋ˧] | son, child, whelp, a small amount |
| 睏† | khuxn [kʰun˨˩] | káung [kʰɑuŋ˧] | to sleep |
| 骿† | phviaf [pʰiã˥] | piăng [pʰiaŋ˥] | back, dorsum |
| 厝 | zhux [tsʰu˨˩] | chuó, chió [tsʰuɔ˥˧] | home, house |
| 刣† | thaai [tʰai˨˦] | tài [tʰai˥˧] | to kill, to slaughter |
1 laang is now typically represented by 人 (literary reading jiin 🔊).