牙買加
See also: 牙买加
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牙買加) | 牙 | 買 | 加 | |
| simp. (牙买加) | 牙 | 买 | 加 | |
Etymology
牙買加 / 牙买加 appears to be first attested in 萬國地理全集 [1844] by Karl Gützlaff.
An earlier form, 牙賣加／牙卖加, which is attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602], is possibly borrowed from Latin Iamaica.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa4 maai5 gaa1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Gâ-mái-ka / Gêe-mái-kee
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yámǎijiā
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yámǎijia
- Wade–Giles: Ya2-mai3-chia1
- Yale: Yá-mǎi-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yamaejia
- Palladius: Ямайцзя (Jamajczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa4 maai5 gaa1
- Yale: ngàh máaih gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa4 maai5 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: nga4 mai5 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː²¹ maːi̯¹³ kaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gâ-mái-ka
- Tâi-lô: Gâ-mái-ka
- Phofsit Daibuun: gamay'kaf
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² mãi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gêe-mái-kee
- Tâi-lô: Gêe-mái-kee
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɛ¹³⁻²² mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Proper noun
牙買加
Synonyms
- (dated) 占美加 (Zhànměijiā)