Fruits in Penang Hokkien
Go BackHere's a list of fruits written in Penang Hokkien, with pronunciation using International Phonetic Alphabet.
- apple: (noun) pheng3ko4 [pheŋ-ko]
- asam gelugor (Garcinia atroviridis): (noun) a3sam3 phoay3 [a-sam-phoe]
- asam jawa (Tamarindus indica): (noun) a3sam3 ko1 [a-sam-ko]
- bamboo cane: (noun) teik1cia3 [tek-tsia]
- banana: (noun) kin3cio1 [kin-tsio]
- belimbing (Averrhoa bilimbi): (noun) too3bo1leng1 [tu-bo-leŋ]
- calamansi: (noun) keat1la4 [kiɛt-la]
- cashew nut: (noun) jang1goay1 [dzaŋ-goe] (from "janggus", Malay loanword)
- cempedak: (noun) cem3pe1dak3 [tsəm-pə-dak] (Malay loanword)
- cermai (Phyllanthus acidus): (noun) yew3kam1 [iu-kam]
- ciku (Manilkara zapota): (noun) ci3ku1 [tsi-ku]
- coconut: (noun) ya2 [ia]
- corn: (noun) ja1gong3 [dza-goŋ]
- custard apple: (noun) no3na1 [nɔ-na]
- date: (noun) co4 [tso]
- dragon fruit: (noun) leong3cu1 kuo3 [liɔŋ-tsu-kuɔ] (Mandarin loanword)
- duku (Lansium domesticum): (noun) du3ku1 [du-ku]
- durian: (noun) du3rian2 [du-riɛn], also [du-liɛn], [liu-liɛn]
- grape: (noun): pho3to2 [pho-to]
- guava (Psidium guajava): (noun) jam1bu3 [dzam-bu]
- honeydew: (noun) ha1mik4kua1 [ha-mik-kua]
- horse mango (Mangifera foetida): (noun) ba3cang1 [ba-tsaŋ] , also ma3cang1 [ma-tsaŋ]
- jackfruit: (noun) nang1ka1 [naŋ-ka]
- langsat: (noun) buah3 lang3sat3 [bua-laŋ-sat] (Malay loanword)
- lime: (noun) snui3 kam1 [suĩ-kam]
- longan: (noun) geng3geng4 [geŋ-geŋ]
- lychee (Litchi chinensis): (noun) lai3ci1 [lai-tsi]
- mandarin orange: (noun) kam1 [kam]
- mango: (noun) snuai3nya4 [suãi-ĩa]
- mangosteen: (noun) mang3git3 [maŋ-git]
- mempelam: (noun) snuai3nya1 cu1 [suãi-ĩa-tsu]
- nutmeg: (noun) lau33hau3 [lau-hau]
- olive: (noun) kan3na4 [kan-na]
- orange: (noun) chiam2 [tshiam]
- papaya (noun): bork3kua1 [bɔk-kua]
- passion fruit: (noun) pai3siang1 kuo3 [pai-siaŋ-kuɔ] (Mandarin loanword)
- peach (noun): tho2 [tho]
- pear (noun): lai3ya4 [lai-ia]
- pineapple: (noun) ong3lai2 [ɔŋ-lai]
- pomegranate: (noun) sia3liu2 [sia-liu]
- pomelo: (noun) yew3wa4 [iu-ua]
- rambai (Baccaurea motleyana): (noun) buah3 lam1lay1 [bua-lam-le] , [ba-lam-le]
- rambutan: (noun) ang3mor3tan1 [aŋ-mɔtan]
- sea coconut: (noun) hai1 ya2 [hai-ia]
- starfruit (carambola): (noun) nyau3tho2 [ĩau-tho]
- sugarcane: (noun) kam3cia3 [kam-tsia]
- tangerine: (noun) kam1 [kam]
- water caltrop (Trapa natans): gu3kark3 [gu-kak]
- water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis): (noun) ma1thai2 [ma-thai]
- watermelon: (noun) si3kua1 [si-kua]
- wintermelon (Benincasa hispida): (noun) tang3kua1 [taŋ-kua]
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