呂宋噶喇吧
Chinese
[edit]| Luzon; The Philippines; Pasig River Delta in Manila | Sunda Kalapa; Jakarta; Java | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (呂宋噶喇吧) | 呂宋 | 噶喇吧 | |
| simp. (吕宋噶喇吧) | 吕宋 | 噶喇吧 | |
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-sòng-ka-lâ-pa
- Tâi-lô: lī-sòng-ka-lâ-pa
- Phofsit Daibuun: lixsorngkala'paf
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la¹³⁻²² pa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Noun
[edit]呂宋噶喇吧
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Timbuktu (placeholder for a very far away remote, distant place)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) imaginary thing
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “吕宋噶喇吧”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 9.