檳榔嶼

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Chinese

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betel palm; betel nut; areca nut islet
trad. (檳榔嶼) 檳榔
simp. (槟榔屿) 槟榔 屿
alternative forms 檳榔士槟榔士
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Etymology

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Attested in the Mao Kun map in volume 240 of 武備志 [1621].

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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檳榔嶼

  1. Penang (an island in Penang, Malaysia)
  2. Binlang Islet (an islet in Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan)

Synonyms

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References

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  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “nn̂g”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 338; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 338