VOCABULARY
OF THE
SWATOW COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE.
a, che̍k-kâi; che̍k-chiah; &c.
aback, pùe-ãu. taken aback at meeting one, ngõ--tie̍h uak--chē-kiè.
abacus, sǹg-pûaⁿ. to work the, kiah-sǹg-pûaⁿ; khà-sǹg-pûaⁿ.
abaft, the foremast, thâu-ûi-ãu.
abandon, pàng-tiāu; ka̍k-tiāu; sek-tiāu; lī-khui; màiⁿ.
abase, kàng-khip.
abash, sit-nâng kâi-thí-mīn. abashed, tshâm-khũi; kièn-siàu; siáu-lí; siu-chhí.
abate, kiám; chié. the price, sǹg-kiám; tṳ̂-kiám; khà-kiám; khà-tṳ̂; kiám--chē; chié--chē.
abbess (Buddhist), sṳ-hũ; hûe-siēⁿ-phûa; nîⁿ-kou-phûa.
abbot (Buddhist), sṳ-hũ; hûe-siēⁿ-thâu; tang-ke.
abbreviation, sié-siá. a compendium, tãi-lia̍k.
abdicate, siā-cheh; sî-kuaⁿ. of a sovereign, siā-ūi; thò-ūi.
abdomen, tóu; tóu-pak.
abduct, kuái-tô; thau-kiau; thau-kāng-tsáu.
abet, pang-tsõ; pang-ak.
abhor, lóu; ù; lóu-hṳ̃n.
abide, kṳ-tsũ; khiã-khí; tiū.
abject, hiã-tsūaⁿ; hiã-liû.
ability, lêng-kàng; pún-sṳ̄; pún-niáⁿ; tshâi-chhêng; tshâi-lêng. have not the ability to do, bô-lêng-ûi.
abjure, chiù-tsūa bô-chí-kâi-sṳ̄. one’s religion, húan-kà; pũe-kà.
able, lêng; õi; miâⁿ-ke; ũ-lêng-ûi. see ability.
ablution, sói-chheng-khih; sói-chheng; sói-sin; sói-e̍k.
aboard, tõ-tsûn; tsûn-téng; lo̍h-tsûn.
abolish, tṳ̂-tiāu; hùi-tiāu.
abominable, khó-ù; tshūa-nâng-lóu.
