Тайвань

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɐjˈvanʲ]
  • Hyphenation: Тай‧ва́нь

Proper noun

Тайва́нь • (Tajvánʹm inan (genitive Тайва́ня, relational adjective тайва́ньский, demonym тайва́нец)

  1. Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Кита́йская Респу́блика (Kitájskaja Respúblika))
  2. Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)
    Synonym: Формо́за (Formóza)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɐjˈʋanʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Тайва́нь • (Tajvánʹm inan (genitive Тайва́ню, uncountable)

  1. Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)
  2. Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)

Declension

Declension of Тайва́нь
(inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Тайва́нь
Tajvánʹ
genitive Тайва́ню
Tajvánju
dative Тайва́неві, Тайва́ню
Tajvánevi, Tajvánju
accusative Тайва́нь
Tajvánʹ
instrumental Тайва́нем
Tajvánem
locative Тайва́ню, Тайва́ні
Tajvánju, Tajváni
vocative Тайва́ню
Tajvánju

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