Words from Minyue
Words from Minyue
Some commonly used words, shared by all Min languages, came from the ancient Minyue languages. They include the following examples, compared to the Fuzhou dialect, a Min Dong language:
| Word | MTL | Foochow Romanized | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 骹 | 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).