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by geraldbai
Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:07 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...
by geraldbai
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...