Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kaⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

— kaⁿ —

• 柑kaⁿ311755
• Oranges.

cêk lîap kaⁿ;

an orange.

so̤h kaⁿ;

the coolie orange.

cie kaⁿ;

an orange with a thin loose peel.

phòng-tháng kaⁿ;

a large sweet orange with a loose porous peel.

bît-tháng kaⁿ;

a small sweet orange.

kaⁿ phûe màiⁿ tak-nn̄g, khîeh khṳ̀ lŏ;

do not waste the orange peel, take it and pickle it.

cí kâi kaⁿ kio úa phoi;

pare this orange for me.

peh kâi kaⁿ lâi cîah;

pick an orange apart and eat it.

kaⁿ hn̂g;

an orange garden.

tiah kaⁿ;

gather the oranges.

kò kâi nâng cwn tó̤ lîah tīo kaⁿ-thâng;

hire a man especially for picking the caterpillars off the orange trees.

cía mng sĭ kaⁿ-kíaⁿ;

these are dwarf oranges.

cía kaⁿ khah cheⁿ, būe sêk;

these oranges are too green, they are not yet ripe.

cía kit sĭ ciap kaⁿ kâi, cìaⁿ ŏi tîam;

there limes are grafted on an orange and that is what makes them sweet.

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• The olive.

cêk câng kaⁿ-ná chīu;

an olive tree.

kám cêk lîap kaⁿ-ná tŏ̤ chùi;

holding an olive in her mouth.

nín hieⁿ-lí cèng ŭ jîeh cōi kaⁿ-ná?

In your village how many olives have been planted?

cĭeⁿ cîⁿ kaⁿ-ná, lô̤h cîⁿ kieⁿ;

a thing that rises in price by being kept, as do olives, or one that diminishes in price, as does ginger.

kaⁿ-ná kûeh bō̤;

a cap shaped like half an olive.

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• To dare; to venture on; presuming.

m̄ káⁿ tng;

dare not undertake it.

úa m̄ káⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

I dare not do thus.

i cò̤-nî káⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ?

How dare he do thus?

lṳ́ ĕ tńg káⁿ mē?

Are you ever going to do so any more?

i káⁿ cò̤, káⁿ ûi;

he dare do anything.

cí kâi nâng káⁿ seⁿ káⁿ sí;

this man is wholly fearless.

cí kâi ūe sĭ i cìaⁿ káⁿ tàⁿ;

this sort of talk only he dare indulge in.

i ío káⁿ tàⁿ, ío ngĕ tît;

he is bold in speech, and resolute in action.

nâng cē m̄ tŏ̤ i cū káⁿ sńg;

as soon as one is gone, he sets himself boldly to playing.

kúaⁿ-káⁿ;

decided.

íong-káⁿ;

valiant.

khí káⁿ, khí káⁿ;

how dare I do so; I ought not to receive such an honor.

hía i cìaⁿ m̄ káⁿ, a!

Would not dare to do it, would be!

i cē lâi in cū m̄ káⁿ;

as soon as he comes they will desist.

cía nâng thó káⁿ cîah káⁿ tàⁿ;

this man dare do any sort of thing.

úa cò̤ káⁿ? úa căi tit káⁿ?

How dare I?

bô̤ nâng káⁿ;

none dare do it.

lṳ́ káⁿ cîah mē?

Will you venture to eat it?

lṳ́ káⁿ thiaⁿ úa cū hó̤;

if you will venture to follow my advice, all will be well.

m̄ káⁿ, m̄ káⁿ;

dare not presume to do so.

káⁿ-káⁿ nē;

walk up to boldly.

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• Leaven; yeast.

khṳ̀ bói cíu-píaⁿ lâi cò̤ kàⁿ-bó̤;

go and buy some cakes made from malt and make some yeast.

khîeh lâi hwt kàⁿ;

bring them for starting the yeast.

cía sĭ phû kàⁿ kâi;

these are raised with yeast.

lṳ́ thóiⁿ kàⁿ phû a būe;

you look and see if the yeast is light yet.

cí kâi mī khah kùe kàⁿ;

this flour has too much yeast in it.

kàⁿ kúe;

leavened cakes, cooked by steaming.

phû kàⁿ, phû kàu ngàu-ngàu;

raise them with yeast, till they are very puffy.

kàⁿ-cúi m̄ cok, phû lâi m̄ phàⁿ;

there is not enough yeast in them, and they are not raised so as to be spongy.

phû khí lâi khak tōiⁿ, bŏi phàⁿ;

they are too heavy, and not at all porous: there is too little yeast in them.

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• To carry in the mouth.

khah-cío kâⁿ châ;

at right angles, as a magpie carries a stick.

o-a kâⁿ chīu-ki khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;

the crow is carrying twigs to build a nest.

sek ki chûe, khṳt káu kâⁿ i tńg-lâi;

throw a stick and let the dog bring it back.

ìⁿ-cío sĭ kâⁿ thô khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;

the swallow is carrying mud for her nest.