Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/toa

by Adele Marion Fielde

toa

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• A disease of women.

chiah tòa;

a bloody discharge from the womb, not menstrual.

pêh tòa;

fluor albus.

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• A sash; a ribbon; a girdle; to draw along by a string; to take along with one; to lead.

ie-tòa;

a waistband.

pâk tòa;

tie a sash.

kak tòa;

to buckle a belt.

kak-tòa-thâu;

a belt-buckle.

bûeh tòa;

garters.

ie-tŏ-tòa;

a girdle.

khò-thâu-tòa;

a band to hold the trowsers in place.

kha-khò-tòa;

garters worn with pantalets.

pî-pê tòa;

a ribbon.

cí kâi nâng sĭ tī-tîang tòa kâi?

Who brought this person here?

cí cêk tòa kâi tī-nhg ngía căi;

the country round here is very picturesque.

mīn-sek tòa n̂g;

his complexion is becoming sallow.

mīn pêh tòa âng;

his face is ruddy.

só̤-sî tòa tŏ̤ sin;

the key is on my person.

m̄ cai tòa mâk-kìaⁿ lâi;

did not think to bring my spectacles.

tòa piaⁿ kuaⁿ;

the leader of the troops.

pâng-tòa;

the lieutenant commander.

tòa íong;

the vanguard.

cóng tòa;

the commander-in-chief.

tòa kŭa ke-kẁn lâi;

brought his family with him.

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• To put into water and stir about; to wash sand out from rice, or dust from grain; to clean from sand by washing.

tôa tīo sua;

wash out the sand.

bí tîeh tôa kùe;

the rice must be washed by stirring it about in water.

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• A rudder; the helm.

lîah tŏa;

to steer.

cûn tŏa;

the rudder.

sĭ i tó̤ hūaⁿ tŏa;

it is he who is steering the thing through.

ēng tàu tŏa-gê a míen?

Should the lever be set into the rudder?

sie-hŭ léng tŏa;

help turn the helm.

bô̤ tŏa;

rudderless.

cŭang cîh nâng kâi tŏa;

collided with and broke the rudder of another man's vessel.

cău-hùe ŭ ke cêk mn̂g tŏa tŏ̤ kò̤;

fortunately we have another rudder.

tŏa kŏina cē;

tŏa tháu cē; port the helm.

tŏa khang cē; tŏa peⁿ cē;

starboard the helm.

i cáu cĭeⁿ tŏa khṳ̀;

he is cornered; he has no place of escape.

tŏa búe;

the part of the rudder that is in the water.

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• To creep and twine as a vine does.

tîn tŏa tŏ̤ chīu tèng;

the creeper twines about the tree.

kue ŏi tŏa cĭeⁿ pê a būe?

Has the gourd run up the trellis yet?

i kâi tîn tŏa lâi tŏa khṳ̀, tŏa múaⁿ-tī-kò̤;

the creeper has run hither and thither over everything.

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• Large, big; plump; prominent; important; highly; extreme; to grow.

tōa kò̤;

a large piece.

tōa ki sam;

a big log.

tōa ciah cûn;

a large boat.

tōa lîap bí;

rice of large kernel.

líu kâi tōa khang;

dig a large hole.

cí-kâi tōa;

this is the biggest.

cí-kâi tōa hṳ́-kâi; cí-kâi tōa kṳ́e hṳ́-kâi;

this is larger than that.

cêk tōa bô;

a large sized one.

nâng kûiⁿ-tōa;

is tall and stout.

sin-hàng tōa;

a burly figure.

kha pá chíu pà tōa ki căi;

large limbed.

tōa-bó̤-mûeh;

a great deal; ever so many.

tōa-tó;

pot-bellied.

khuah tōa;

roomy.

tn̂g tōa;

long and large.

táng i tōa;

wait till he is grown.

chī i tōa;

bring him up to manhood.

lău tōa;

advanced in years; old people.

tōa nâng;

an adult.

tōa m̄ tâng;

not of the same size.

tōa-tōa kâi hok-khì;

very great bliss.

tōa táⁿ;

presuming; audacious.

tōa táⁿ cṳ-nîe ké ùi nâng;

a bold woman pretending to be bashful.

tōa hó̤;

excellent.

tōa m̄-hó̤;

extremely bad.

i bŏi tōa;

it will not grow any larger.

chī bŏi tōa;

will not live to grow up.

cía khùe tōa;

this grows rapidly.

li-li tōa;

grows continually.

tōa siaⁿ jíang;

scream loudly.

tàⁿ tōa ūe;

talk in a blustering style.

cía sĭ khìam i kâi tōa cè;

this is a life-long trouble for him.

sĭ tōa nâng a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ?

Is it an adult or a child?

i kâi tōa nâng m̄ hàuⁿ;

her elders in the household will not consent to it.

ŭ sĭm-mih tōa sṳ̄;

has some important business on hand.

cì tōa kâi; sĭang tōa kâi; cùe tōa kâi; kêk tōa kâi; téng tōa kâi;

the very largest ones.

sĭm tōa;

it téng tōa; sĭang téng tōa; the largest.

tōa kùe suaⁿ;

larger than a mountain.

cŏ̤ tōa ūi;

sit in the chief seat.

pêⁿ kûiⁿ pêⁿ tōa;

of the same height and breadth.

cía sĭ úa kâi tōa kâi;

this is my eldest.

tōa tau-kíaⁿ;

eldest son.

tōa cáu-kíaⁿ;

eldest daughter.

tōa kŭ;

the eldest of my uncles.

úa tōa i saⁿ hùe;

I am three years older than she.

ŭ kâi tōa, ŭ kâi sòi;

some are large and some are small.

ke lăi tîeh ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

the rules regulating the conduct of seniors and juniors must be observed in the household.

tōa-tōa sòi-sòi lóng-cóng jîeh cōi nâng?

Great and small, how many people are there altogether?

tōa châi-chêng, tōa pún-mía;

great intellectual and great executive ability.

tōa chù tōa-uang-uang;

a large and roomy dwelling.

tōa mn̂g;

the main entrance.

tōa cîeh-thĭo;

the main pillar.

tōa êⁿ;

the main beam.

hĕ tōa lói;

offer large gifts.

ío tōa; jú-kèng tōa;

larger.

jú tōa jú hó̤;

the larger the better.

tōa cîh;

tongue tied; stammering.

tōa-chi tōa-chi nē;

a big stupid lout.

tōa thiⁿ tōa tī;

the great universe.

tōa tn̂g pêh jît;

in broad daylight, in open day.

tōa jît cí;

an important time.

cí kâi gûeh tōa;

this month has thirty days in it.

thàu tōa huang;

a high wind is blowing.

lô̤h tōa hŏ;

a heavy fall of rain.

sái tōa cîⁿ;

spend large sums.

cò̤ tōa seⁿ-jît;

make a great birthday party.

tōa kè tōa sì; tōa mô̤ⁿ tōa īeⁿ;

a great ado.

seⁿ lâi tōa īeⁿ tōa sìeⁿ;

tōa sin tōa hu; large framed; big and brawny.

tōa-tōa huaⁿ-hí;

greatly delighted.

i tōa m̄ huaⁿ-hí;

he is much displeased.

hûah tōa hûah;

take long strides.

tōa chìe tōa tàⁿ;

laugh and talk boisterously.

khah tōa;

too large.

tong-thûn-tōa;

of medium size.

tì tōa bō̤;

wear a fringed hat.

tōa tíaⁿ pn̄g;

a large pan of rice.

cò̤ cêk tōa chùi thun lô̤h khṳ̀;

swallow it all down at one mouthful.

khui tōa âu;

yell with all one's might.

tōa thûi tōa păng li-li phah;

kept on striking him with heavy blows.

bū tōa phàu;

fire off a big cannon.

pàng tōa chèng;

fire the great gun.

kio i tōa su îaⁿ;

contest it with him.

tōa seⁿ khì;

very angry.

tōa céng koi;

hens of a large breed.