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In Taiwanese, the triplet refers to repeating a syllable three times for emphasis. For example, "aang" means "red". Something extremely red is "[[aarng'ang'aang]]" (紅紅紅). Generally, the first syllable must undergo tone change to the rare rising tone.
[[File:13903.wav|thumb|none|{{gs|jiirn'jinjiin|仁仁仁| extremely {{x|jiin}} - firm & full}}]]


More triplets
== Duples (A'A) ==
*kaao'kauxkau
You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis, to mean "quite" or "very".
*zeerng'zexngzeng
* {{gs|loaxnloan|亂亂|q. disorderly; chaotic}}
*kiirm'kimkym
* {{gs|hoanhoafn|番番|q. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable}}
*khuiie'khuikhuy
* {{gs|koankoaan|懸懸|q. high; tall; elevated}}
*thoor'thothoo
* {{gs|oarn'oaxn|怨怨|q. loathed; hated}}
*kao'kaokaux
* {{gs|boafnboarn|滿滿|q. full of; brimming with}}
*sirn'sirnsixn
* {{gs|thoatthoad|脫脫|q. separated; broken away from}}
*kof'kofkor
* {{gs|boadboat|沫沫|q. foamy; sudsy}}
*lefng'lefnglerng
 
*seek'segsek
== Triplication ==
*took'togtok
You can repeat a syllable A three times (A"A'A) to mean extremely A. Generally, the first syllable undergoes tone change to the rare rising tone (#6; see [[Tones of Taiwanese]]). (Note that different rules are currently found at {{w|Taiwanese Hokkien#In_triplicated_adjectives}})
*siaap'siapsiab
 
*siip'sipsib
* {{gs|loaan'loaxnloan|亂亂亂| x. disorderly; chaotic}}
* {{gs|hoaarn'hoanhoafn|番番番| x. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable}}
* {{gs|koaarn'koankoaan|懸懸懸| x. high; tall, etc}}
* {{gs|oaafn'oarn'oaxn|怨怨怨| x. loathed; hated}}
* {{gs|boaarn'boafnboarn|滿滿滿| x. full of; brimming with}}
* {{gs|thoaat'thoatthoad|脫脫脫| x. separated; broken away from}}
* {{gs|boaat'boadboat|沫沫沫| x. foamy; sudsy}}
 
== Køq khvoax ==
* [[lau-khokkhog]], etc ([[Online Abbreviations]])
* {{gs|khuikhuy|開開|(adj) opened}}
* {{gs|khuy`khuy|開開|to open}}
* {{gs|khiuxkhiu|𩚨𩚨|quite [[khiu]] - chewy; rubbery}}
* {{gs|niaxnia|爾爾|only; that is all (gives finality to a clause)}}
 
== Zhamkhør ==
* http://www.edutech.org.tw/Composition.htm

Latest revision as of 16:21, 16 August 2024

Tengthah-suu (重疊辭 reduplication)

jiirn'jinjiin (仁仁仁 extremely jiin - firm & full)

Duples (A'A)

You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis, to mean "quite" or "very".

Triplication

You can repeat a syllable A three times (A"A'A) to mean extremely A. Generally, the first syllable undergoes tone change to the rare rising tone (#6; see Tones of Taiwanese). (Note that different rules are currently found at Taiwanese Hokkien#In_triplicated_adjectives)

Køq khvoax

Zhamkhør