Finnish
Etymology
From Mandarin 閩南語／闽南语 (mǐnnányǔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈminːɑn/, [ˈminːɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -inːɑn
- Syllabification(key): min‧nan
- Hyphenation(key): min‧nan
Noun
minnan
- Southern Min; Min Nan (a variety of Chinese)
Declension
| Inflection of minnan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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minnan
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—
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| genitive
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minnanin
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—
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| partitive
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minnania
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—
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| illative
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minnaniin
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—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
minnan
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
minnan
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—
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| gen.
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minnanin
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| genitive
|
minnanin
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—
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| partitive
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minnania
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—
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| inessive
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minnanissa
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—
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| elative
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minnanista
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—
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| illative
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minnaniin
|
—
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| adessive
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minnanilla
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—
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| ablative
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minnanilta
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—
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| allative
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minnanille
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—
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| essive
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minnanina
|
—
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| translative
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minnaniksi
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—
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| abessive
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minnanitta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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minnanini
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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minnanini
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—
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| gen.
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minnanini
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| genitive
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minnanini
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—
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| partitive
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minnaniani
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—
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| inessive
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minnanissani
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—
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| elative
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minnanistani
|
—
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| illative
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minnaniini
|
—
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| adessive
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minnanillani
|
—
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| ablative
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minnaniltani
|
—
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| allative
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minnanilleni
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—
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| essive
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minnaninani
|
—
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| translative
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minnanikseni
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—
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| abessive
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minnanittani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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minnanisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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minnanisi
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—
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| gen.
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minnanisi
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| genitive
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minnanisi
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—
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| partitive
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minnaniasi
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—
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| inessive
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minnanissasi
|
—
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| elative
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minnanistasi
|
—
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| illative
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minnaniisi
|
—
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| adessive
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minnanillasi
|
—
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| ablative
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minnaniltasi
|
—
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| allative
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minnanillesi
|
—
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| essive
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minnaninasi
|
—
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| translative
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minnaniksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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minnanittasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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minnanimme
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
minnanimme
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—
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| gen.
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minnanimme
|
| genitive
|
minnanimme
|
—
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| partitive
|
minnaniamme
|
—
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| inessive
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minnanissamme
|
—
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| elative
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minnanistamme
|
—
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| illative
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minnaniimme
|
—
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| adessive
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minnanillamme
|
—
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| ablative
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minnaniltamme
|
—
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| allative
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minnanillemme
|
—
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| essive
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minnaninamme
|
—
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| translative
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minnaniksemme
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—
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| abessive
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minnanittamme
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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minnaninne
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
minnaninne
|
—
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| gen.
|
minnaninne
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| genitive
|
minnaninne
|
—
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| partitive
|
minnanianne
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—
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| inessive
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minnanissanne
|
—
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| elative
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minnanistanne
|
—
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| illative
|
minnaniinne
|
—
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| adessive
|
minnanillanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
minnaniltanne
|
—
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| allative
|
minnanillenne
|
—
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| essive
|
minnaninanne
|
—
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| translative
|
minnaniksenne
|
—
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| abessive
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minnanittanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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minnaninsa
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
minnaninsa
|
—
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| gen.
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minnaninsa
|
| genitive
|
minnaninsa
|
—
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| partitive
|
minnaniaan
minnaniansa
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—
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| inessive
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minnanissaan
minnanissansa
|
—
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| elative
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minnanistaan
minnanistansa
|
—
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| illative
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minnaniinsa
|
—
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| adessive
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minnanillaan
minnanillansa
|
—
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| ablative
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minnaniltaan
minnaniltansa
|
—
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| allative
|
minnanilleen
minnanillensa
|
—
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| essive
|
minnaninaan
minnaninansa
|
—
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| translative
|
minnanikseen
minnaniksensa
|
—
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| abessive
|
minnanittaan
minnanittansa
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Portuguese
Noun
minnan m (uncountable)
- Southern Min; Min Nan (a variety of Chinese)