Flowers in Penang HokkienFlowers in Penang Hokkien (1 May 2016)


List of the name of flowers in Penang Hokkien.
  1. adenium: (noun) foo1 kooi1 hua1 [fu-kui-hua] (Mandarin loanword)

  2. angsana (Pterocarpus indicus): (noun) Cheng3 Beng3 Hua1 [tsheŋ-beŋ-hua]

  3. balsam (Impatiens): (noun) kim3hong3 hua1 [kim-hɔŋ-hua]

  4. bachelor button (Gomphrena globosa): (noun) pak1jit3hua1 [paʔ-jit-aŋ]

  5. begonia: (noun) hai1thang3 hua1 [hai-thaŋ-hua]

  6. butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) lam3 hua1 [lam-hua] , bu3nga3 te1lang4 [bu-ŋa-tə-laŋ] (Malay loanword)

  7. chrysanthemum: (noun) kiok1 hua1 [kiok-hua]

  8. cockscomb: (noun) kay3kark1 hua1 [kiok-hua]

  9. four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa): (noun) see1tiam1 hua1 [si-tiam-hua]

  10. jasmine: (noun) ma3nek3 hua1 [ma-nɛʔ-hua]

  11. lotus: (noun) lien3 hua1 蓮花 [liɛn-hua]

  12. marigold: (noun) kay3sai1hua1 [ke-sai-hua]

  13. morning glory: (noun) la3pa3 hua1 [la-pa-hua]

  14. orchid: (noun) lan3 hua1 [lan-hua]

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