溪仔

Chinese

		creek	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (溪仔)		溪	仔
simp. #(溪仔)		溪	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoe-á / khe-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoe-á
    • Tâi-lô: khue-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoe'ar
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe-á
    • Tâi-lô: khe-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qe'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

溪仔

1. (Hokkien) creek; stream; brook

Synonyms

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• 圳溝仔／圳沟仔 (Southern Sixian Hakka)
• 坑子 (Zhao'an Hakka)
• 小溪 (xiǎoxī)
• 溪囝 (Puxian Min)
• 細溝仔／细沟仔 (Southern Sixian Hakka)

 

Derived terms

• 溪仔墘 (khe-á-kîⁿ) (Min Nan)

 

References

• “Entry #9677”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.