亞答

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (亞答)		亞	答
simp. (亚答)		亚	答

Etymology

From Malay atap, via a southern dialect which retains the final in 答.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàdá, yǎdá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˊ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ daap³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-tap

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ dab⁴ / a¹ dag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàdá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàdá
    • Wade–Giles: ya⁴-ta²
    • Yale: yà-dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahdar
    • Palladius: яда (jada)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹ tä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎdá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎdá
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-ta²
    • Yale: yǎ-dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeadar
    • Palladius: яда (jada)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ daap³
    • Yale: a daap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ daap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ dab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ taːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-tap
    • Tâi-lô: a-tap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'dab
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² tap̚³²/
    • IPA (Penang): /a³³⁻²¹ tap̚³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ dab⁴ / a¹ dag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tap / a tak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ tap̚²/, /a³³⁻²³ tak̚²/

Noun

亞答

1. thatched roof
2. Nypa fruticans

   Synonym: 水椰

   • 你捌現過亞答欉無？ [Hokkien, trad.]
     你捌现过亚答欉无？ [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 槟城福建字典

     Lú bat hiān--kòe a-tap châng bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Have you seen a nipa palm before?

Derived terms

• 亞答厝／亚答厝
• 亞答子／亚答子
• 亞答屋／亚答屋 (yàdáwū)
• 亞答樹／亚答树