Táiwáán

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Etymology

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From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰɑ́ɪ̀wɑ́ːn/

Proper noun

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Táiwáán

  1. Taiwan

See also

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