Thread on a key pronunciation difference between SEA Hokkien and Taiwanese punya (nitter.kavin.rocks)

submitted 1 year ago by cendawanita to c/cafe

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The link takes you to a nitter copy (it works again!) But in case elon kasi dia koyak lagi: https://twitter.com/egasmb/status/1691789735142772893?t=k-c2L84nIEkJN3yVZ0Jfog&s=19

And it's qt another thread of his, and basically... It's no contest syiok/shiok/syok comes from Malay, but where did Malay got it? Apparently by way of Persian and it still exists in Malay, as "asyik".

Pretty cool stuff!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] munkkey 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Another example is 烧/燒: "shao" in Mandarin, "sio" in Hokkien but SEA pronunciation closer to /sio/, while Mainland and Taiwan is /ɕio/. ɕ rendered in Pinyin is "x".

[-] cendawanita 2 points 1 year ago

Oooh interesting!

this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023

7 points (100.0% liked)

Café

778 readers

1 users here now

Welcome to our virtual third place, The Café.

Come on in and make a new human connection over a cup of coffee (or Teh Tarik). This is a casual community, do whatever you want, share your oyen pics, your frustrations, and even organize a weekend picnic with the community. The world is your oyster.

Rules are simple, be kind and civil with each other. As with any other café, rude patrons will be kicked out.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS