ha-sí-khah

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 麻疹(はしか) (hashika).

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: Hsinchu)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha-sí-khah
  • Tâi-lô: ha-sí-khah
  • Phofsit Daibuun: hasy'qaq

Noun

ha-sí-khah (Hsinchu Hokkien)

1. (pathology) measles

Synonyms

• 麻疹 (mázhěn)
• 痧子 (shāzi)
• (Leizhou Min) 麻囝