橄欖孫

See also: 橄榄孙

Chinese

phonetic grandson
trad. (橄欖孫) 橄欖
simp. (橄榄孙) 橄榄
alternative forms 囝仔孫囝仔孙
曾仔孫曾仔孙
干仔孫
乾仔孫干仔孙
間仔孫间仔孙

Etymology

Originally Quanzhou Hokkien 囝仔 / 囡仔 (kán-á / káⁿ-ná, child) +‎  / (sun, grandson) initially spread verbatimly, such as to Xiamen Hokkien 囝仔孫 / 囝仔孙 (kaⁿ-ná-sun) and Taiwanese Hokkien 囝仔孫 / 曾仔孫 (kaⁿ-ná-sun / kan-ná-sun), as per Ogawa (1932) and Douglas (1873).

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): káⁿ-ná-sun / kaⁿ-ná-sun / kan-ná-sun / kan-á-sun / ka-núi-sun / ka-lún-sun

Noun

橄欖孫

  1. (Hokkien) great-grandchild; great-grandson; great-granddaughter

Synonyms

Descendants

  • ? Cebuano: Canoy
  • ? Tagalog: Canoy

Further reading