Professor Lim uses our Teochew words and expressions III

 Professor Lim has started talking about loan words used by some Teochew people. 

I am not familiar with many of the words listed below and if I do make any mistakes in translating what I have heard, do1 do1 pao6kiam2 多多抱歉

ngou6ka1gih4 五骹砌	pedestrian walkway, pavement	騎樓｜骑楼
go1bi5 糕啤	coffee	咖啡
ba1sag4 巴剎	market	市場｜市场
ma2da6 瑪打	police	警察
dong6se5 動詞｜动词	verb	動詞｜动词
nang5 kog4 ma2da6 ke3 人捁瑪打去	A person has been caught by the police.	警察抓人
ma2da6 tui5 瑪打槌	police truncheon	警棍
a1 ing5 亞鉛｜亚铅	metal wire	鐵絲｜铁丝
tih4suan3 鐵綫｜铁线	metal wire	鐵絲｜铁丝
dong6 gag4 動角｜动角	walking stick	拐杖
ba7u2 碼敔｜码敔	flavour, smell	bhi7dao6 味道
gu1li7 咕哩 from coolie	coolie, labourer	苦力
Coolie is a loan word from the Mandarin word ku3li4 苦力 and gu1li7 is from coolie!
lo5 di1 羅的｜罗的	biscuit	餅乾｜饼干
lo5 di1 羅的｜罗的	bread	麵包｜面包
lo5 di1 bian2 羅的餅｜罗的饼	biscuit	餅乾｜饼干
min7bao1 麵包｜面包	bread	麵包｜面包
bian2 餅｜饼	biscuit	餅乾｜饼干
su1 gah4 舒合	to like	喜歡｜喜欢
su1 gah4 main3 舒合勿	I have no idea what su1 gah4 main3 and su1 gah4 ain3 mean!
su1 gah4 ain3 舒合欲
do5 long5 朵隆	bless and protect	保佑
bo2 ho7 保賀｜保贺	bless and protect	保佑
do5 long5 朵隆	do5 long5 also mean help as in sio1hu6 相輔∣相辅
ghi6 儗	dementia, senile	癡呆｜痴呆
ci1dai1癡呆｜痴呆	dementia, senile	癡呆｜痴呆
ding1tong5 癲憧｜癫憧	dementia, senile	癡呆｜痴呆
gab4big4 呷嗶｜呷哔	suitcase	箱子
hêng5li2 行李	luggage	xing2li5 行李
bha3 gian2 峇囝	crocodile	鱷魚｜鳄鱼
ngag8he5 鱷魚｜鳄鱼	crocodile	鱷魚｜鳄鱼
long2 壟｜垄	factory	工廠｜工厂
gang1ciang2 工廠｜工厂	factory	工廠｜工厂
gag4 bao6 角鮑｜角鲍	purse, wallet	錢包｜钱包
zin5 bao1 錢包｜钱包	purse, wallet	錢包｜钱包

 

English loan words

lo1li5 羅離｜罗离	automobile, car, bus, lorry	qi4che1 汽車｜汽车
ma1 do1 gao5 媽多猴	motorbike	摩托車｜摩托车
mag8 目	trademark, logo	商標｜商标
mag8 tao5 目頭	trademark, logo	商標｜商标
siang1 piao1 商標｜商标	trademark, logo	商標｜商标
Kilo	horsepower	馬力｜马力
bhê2 lag8 馬力｜马力	horsepower	馬力｜马力
base	I cannot think of Teochew words which will give the sound “base”.
se6 ba1 na2 士巴拿	spanner	扳手
sig8 ba1 na2 實巴拿	spanner	扳手
sug4giu5 摔球	basketball	籃球｜篮球
nêg8 肉	net	網｜网
outside	I cannot think of Teochew words which will give the sound “outside”.
cug1kai1 出開｜出开	outside [for playing ball game]
si3 lêg8 四綠｜四绿	schellac
u2 羽	wool	mao2 毛
bo2lih8 保裂	police	警察
pa1sêng5 趴成	percent	百分之
bo2sêng 保成	percent	百分之
ba1siang1 巴仙 Cantonese	percent	百分之
They have missed out on a few very famous imported words.
hiun1mig8 幽默	humour, humourous, funny	幽默
lêng5mong5 檸檬｜柠檬	lemon	檸檬｜柠檬
a1piang3 鴉片｜鸦片	opium	鴉片｜鸦片
sa1la3zion3  沙拉醬∣沙拉酱	salad dressing	色拉醬∣色拉酱
song1mong5 鬆蒙∣松蒙	proud	驕傲∣骄傲
sa1dê5 沙茶	satay	沙爹

I have got most of the foreign words from Mogher. I think Mogher has done a splendid job on documenting these foreign words used by some Teochew people.