Etymology
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From Malay bengkuang, sengkuang, from Philippine singkamas,
from Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama.
Pronunciation
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芒光
- (chiefly Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) jicama
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
豆薯 (“jicama”)
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| Variety
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Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
豆薯
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| Taxonomic name
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豆薯
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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涼薯
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| Taiwan
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豆薯
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| Xi'an
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地瓜
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| Wuhan
|
地瓜
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| Chengdu
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地瓜兒, 地瓜
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| Guiyang
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地蘿蔔, 地瓜
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| Liuzhou
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涼薯, 葛薯
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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涼薯, 葛薯
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| Yangzhou
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地瓜
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| Nanjing
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地瓜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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沙葛
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| Hong Kong
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沙葛
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| Taishan
|
沙葛
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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番葛
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| Dongguan
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沙葛
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| Nanning
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葛薯
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| Wuzhou
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葛薯
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| Yulin
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草瓜薯
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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葛薯
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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地瓜
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| Lichuan
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地瓜
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| Pingxiang
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涼薯, 洋番薯
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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生葛, 沙葛, 黃葛仔
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| Xingning
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黃葛哩
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Huidong (Daling)
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沙葛
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| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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菜葛
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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葛哎
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| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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葛哎
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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葛薯
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| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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沙葛, 葛薯
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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沙葛
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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葛瓜
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| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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葛薯
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| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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葛薯, 生食薯
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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沙葛
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| Changting
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葛瓜
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| Wuping
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葛瓜
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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葛薯子
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| Liancheng
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葛
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| Ninghua
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好食葛
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| Yudu
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剝皮薯
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| Ruijin
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好食葛
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| Shicheng
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好食果子
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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涼薯
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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番葛
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| Quanzhou
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葛薯
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| Jinjiang
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田薯
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| Zhangzhou
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香葛
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| Taipei
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葛薯
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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葛薯
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| Kaohsiung
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豆仔薯
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| Yilan
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葛薯
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| Taichung
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豆仔薯
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| Tainan
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豆仔薯
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| Hsinchu
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豆薯
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| Kinmen
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豆仔薯
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| Penghu (Magong)
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豆薯
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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芒光, 番葛
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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芒光, 沙葛
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| Shantou
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芒光, 力孛
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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芒光, 力孛
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| Leizhou
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葛薯
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| Wenchang
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葛薯
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| Haikou
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葛薯
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| Zhongshan Min
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Sanxiang
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番葛
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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涼薯, 膠枝蘿蔔
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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地瓜
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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涼薯
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| Loudi
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涼薯
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| Jiangyong
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涼薯
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References
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- Khin Khin Aye (2021) “Chapter 4 The Nature of Sinitic Lexicon in Bazaar Malay and Baba Malay in Singapore”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])[1], Brill, →ISBN, pages 141-142
