Reptiles in Penang Hokkien

Buai3ya4 (Crocodile/Alligator) (30 April 2005)




Crocodile/Alligator
Taiji Romanisation: buai3ya4
Bahasa Melayu: Buaya
Mandarin: 鱷魚
Pinyin: Èyú Church Romanisation (Hokkien): kho̍k-hî (Kaohsiung) / kho̍k-hû (Taipei) / go̍k-hî (Taiwan variant) / go̍k-hû (Taiwan variant) / ngo̍k-hîr(Singapore)
Taiwanese Romanisaiton (Hokkien): kho̍k-hî (Kaohsiung) / kho̍k-hû (Taipei) / go̍k-hî (Taiwan variant) / go̍k-hû (Taiwan variant) / ngo̍k-hîr(Singapore)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok6 jyu6
Taishanese: ngok2 ngui3
Hakka: ngo̍k-ǹg (Sixian)
Min Dong (Hock Chew): ngáuk-ngṳ̀ / ngăuk-ngṳ̀
Teochew: ngag7 he5

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