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( | '''Tengthah-suu''' ({{w|reduplication}}) | ||
[[File:koaan, koankoaan, koaarnkoankoaan.mp3|thumb|none|{{x|koaan}}, koankoaan, koaarnkoankoaan]] | |||
== | == Duples == | ||
You can repeat monosyllable A to get A'A, for some emphasis. | |||
* {{x|koankoaan}} (high) | |||
* {{x|ang'aang}} (red) | |||
* {{x|khuikhuy}} ((adj) opened) | |||
* {{x|khiuxkhiu}} ([[QQ]]; chewy) | |||
* embedded: {{x|lauxkhokkhog}}, etc ([[Online Abbreviations]]) | |||
* | == 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]]). | ||
* | |||
* | * aarng'ang'aang | ||
* | * koaarn'koankoaan | ||
* | * loaan'loaxnloan | ||
* | * kaao'kauxkau (厚厚厚; thick) | ||
* | * zeerng'zexngzeng (靜靜靜; quiet) | ||
* | * kiirm'kimkym ([[kym]]; 金金金; extremely golden) | ||
* | * khuiie'khuikhuy (開開開; wide open) | ||
* | * thoor'thothoo ( ; to fail/lose completely) | ||
* | * kaao'kaokaux (夠夠夠; very sufficient, see [[kaokaux]]) | ||
* | * siirn'sirnsixn (?; ?) | ||
* kof'kofkor (古古古; ancient) | |||
* leerng'lefnglerng (冷冷冷; extremely cool) | |||
* seek'segsek (熟熟熟; very acquainted) | |||
* took'togtok (獨獨獨; very alone) | |||
* siaap'siapsiab (澀澀澀; very astringent) | |||
* siip'sipsib ([[sipto]]; very moist) | |||