末仔

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(末仔)
variant forms 磨仔
磨頁磨页

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay buaya.

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): boah-á / boa̍h-á / ba̍h-á / bôa-iá

Noun

末仔

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Malaysia and Singapore Hokkien) crocodile

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱷魚 (“crocodile; alligator”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese , 忽雷, 骨雷
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Taxonomic name
Mandarin Beijing 鱷魚
Taiwan 鱷魚
Cantonese Guangzhou 鱷魚
Hong Kong 鱷魚
Taishan 鱷魚
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 鱷魚
Liudui (S. Sixian) 鱷魚
Hsinchu (Hailu) 鱷魚
Dongshi (Dabu) 鱷魚
Hsinchu (Raoping) 鱷魚
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 鱷魚
Min Dong Fuzhou 鱷魚
Min Nan Xiamen 末仔
Zhangzhou 末仔
Taipei 鱷魚
Kaohsiung 鱷魚
Penang 末仔
Singapore 末仔
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