Chua
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).
Proper noun
Chua
- A surname from Hokkien.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chua is the 7702nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4309 individuals. Chua is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.13%) individuals.
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtʃua/ [ˈt̪ʃu.a]
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun
Chua
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Choa
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Chua, from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa). Doublet of Choi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃua/ [ˈt͡ʃuː.ɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsua/ [ˈt͡suː.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ua
- Syllabification: Chu‧a
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwa/ [ˈt͡ʃwa] (Hokkien fluent)
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtswa/ [ˈt͡swa] (Hokkien fluent)
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: Chua
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃua/ [ˈt͡ʃuː.ɐ]
Proper noun
Chua (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
See also
- Choi (from Cantonese)