Taiwan
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, Tau meaning "people" and Avan meaning "canoe" in Siraya (a Formosan language used on the southwestern part of the island). Recorded in Dutch records as "Tayouan" (and other variants), and in Chinese as 大員／大员 (and other variants).[1] The term initially referred to a sandy peninsula in the area of modern-day Anping District, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island. See 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Taiwan
- Common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China. Its de facto capital is Taipei.
- An island nation off the coast of China, also known as Formosa since 16th century.
- A claimed province of the People's Republic of China
Derived termsEdit
Usage notesEdit
Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.
TranslationsEdit
East Asian country
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East Asian island
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Mair, V. H. (2010) How to Forget Your Mother Tongue and Remember Your National Language[1]
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
CzechEdit
DutchEdit
FinnishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Taiwan
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Taiwan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Taiwan | — | |
| genitive | Taiwanin | — | |
| partitive | Taiwania | — | |
| illative | Taiwaniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Taiwan | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Taiwan | — |
| gen. | Taiwanin | ||
| genitive | Taiwanin | — | |
| partitive | Taiwania | — | |
| inessive | Taiwanissa | — | |
| elative | Taiwanista | — | |
| illative | Taiwaniin | — | |
| adessive | Taiwanilla | — | |
| ablative | Taiwanilta | — | |
| allative | Taiwanille | — | |
| essive | Taiwanina | — | |
| translative | Taiwaniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Taiwanitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -aːn
NounEdit
Taiwan n (genitive Taiwans)
- an island nation in Asia; Taiwan
SynonymsEdit
- island: Formosa
- state: Republik China
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Taiwan in Duden online
ItalianEdit
MarshalleseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣 (Táiwān).
PronunciationEdit
- MED phonemes: {tahyiywan}
- IPA phonemes: /tˠaɰjɨjwanʲ/
- IPA articulation: [tˠɑɑ̯i̯ii̯ɒ̯ɒ͡ænʲ]
Proper nounEdit
Taiwan
ReferencesEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣 (Táiwān).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Taiwan f
- Taiwan; Republic of China (a country in East Asia)
- Taiwan; Formosa (the main island of the Republic of China)
SynonymsEdit
- (Republic of China): Formosa, República da China
- (Taiwan island): Formosa