Tajwan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaj.van/
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  • Rhymes: -ajvan
  • Syllabification: Taj‧wan

Proper noun

Tajwan m inan

  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

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • Tajwanka
  • Tajwańczyk

Further reading

  • Tajwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN