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- Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:07 pm
- Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
- Topic: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the field
- Replies: 92
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Re: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the f
encik in Malay and intsik in Tagalog, both came from Hokkien, meaning uncle (father's younger brother), likely two to three hundred years ago, when the word was then pronounced en-tsik in Hokkien. 200 years ago this prefix 'en' was pronounced in Hokkien as 恩 in Mandarin 200 years ago. This prefix ha...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:52 pm
- Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
- Topic: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the field
- Replies: 92
- Views: 371670
Re: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the f
encik in Malay and intsik in Tagalog, both came from Hokkien, meaning uncle (father's younger brother), likely two to three hundred years ago, when the word was then pronounced en-tsik in Hokkien. 200 years ago this prefix 'en' was pronounced in Hokkien as 恩 in Mandarin 200 years ago. This prefix ha...