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== Duples ==
== Duples (A'A) ==
You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis.
You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis, to mean "quite" or "very".
* {{x|koankoaan}} (high)
* {{gs|loaxnloan|亂亂|q. disorderly; chaotic}}
* {{x|ang'aang}} (red)
* {{gs|hoanhoafn|番番|q. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable}}
* {{x|khuikhuy}} ((adj) opened. cf. {{x|khuy`khuy}}, meaning "to open")
* {{gs|koankoaan|懸懸|q. high; tall; elevated}}
* {{x|khiuxkhiu}} ([[QQ]]; chewy)
* {{gs|oarn'oaxn|怨怨|q. loathed; hated}}
* [[lau-khokkhog]], etc ([[Online Abbreviations]])
* {{gs|boafnboarn|滿滿|q. full of; brimming with}}
* {{gs|thoatthoad|脫脫|q. separated; broken away from}}
* {{gs|boadboat|沫沫|q. foamy; sudsy}}


== Triplication ==
== Triplication ==

Revision as of 10:21, 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".

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).

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