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== Triplication == | == 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]]). | 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}}) | ||
* {{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|loaan'loaxnloan|亂亂亂| x. | * {{gs|oaafn'oarn'oaxn|怨怨怨| x. loathed; hated}} | ||
* {{gs| | * {{gs|boaarn'boafnboarn|滿滿滿| x. full of; brimming with}} | ||
* {{gs| | * {{gs|thoaat'thoatthoad|脫脫脫| x. separated; broken away from}} | ||
* {{gs|boaat'boadboat|沫沫沫| x. foamy; sudsy}} | |||
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== Zhamkhør == | == Zhamkhør == | ||
* http://www.edutech.org.tw/Composition.htm | * http://www.edutech.org.tw/Composition.htm | ||
* {{x|niaxnia}} (is this reduplication?) | * {{x|niaxnia}} (is this reduplication?) | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 16 August 2024
Tengthah-suu (重疊辭 reduplication)
koaan, koankoaan, koaarn'koankoaan
Duples (A'A)
You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis, to mean "quite" or "very".
- loaxnloan (亂亂 q. disorderly; chaotic)
- hoanhoafn (番番 q. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable)
- koankoaan (懸懸 q. high; tall; elevated)
- oarn'oaxn (怨怨 q. loathed; hated)
- boafnboarn (滿滿 q. full of; brimming with)
- thoatthoad (脫脫 q. separated; broken away from)
- boadboat (沫沫 q. foamy; sudsy)
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)
- loaan'loaxnloan (亂亂亂 x. disorderly; chaotic)
- hoaarn'hoanhoafn (番番番 x. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable)
- koaarn'koankoaan (懸懸懸 x. high; tall, etc)
- oaafn'oarn'oaxn (怨怨怨 x. loathed; hated)
- boaarn'boafnboarn (滿滿滿 x. full of; brimming with)
- thoaat'thoatthoad (脫脫脫 x. separated; broken away from)
- boaat'boadboat (沫沫沫 x. foamy; sudsy)
Zhamkhør
- http://www.edutech.org.tw/Composition.htm
- niaxnia (is this reduplication?)