ink, ba̍k (solid); ba̍k-tsúi (liquid). one piece of ink, che̍k-tiâu-ba̍k. -stone, ba̍k-īⁿ. rub, bûa-ba̍k. -bottle, ba̍k-tsúi-ti̍h; ba̍k-tsúi-kùan; ba̍k-tsúi-tãng.
inland, lãi-tī; suaⁿ-lãi.
inlay, sieⁿ. with gold, sieⁿ-kim. with gems, sieⁿ-ge̍k.
inmost, lãi-tói; chì-chhim.
inn, kheh-tiàm; tiàm-phòu; hiah-mêⁿ-tiàm. inn-keeper, tiàm-tsú; tiàm-ke.
inner, lãi-mīn; tói-mīn; lãi-tói.
innocent, bô-tsũe; bô-kùe; bô-kou. harmless, láu-si̍t.
innumerable, bû-sù; put-lêng hó-siàu; lân-íⁿ chĩn-sǹg; lân-íⁿ sǹg-kòi; sǹg-kòi m̄-chĩn; sǹg-m̄-liáu; sǹg m̄-pat tò-khṳ̀; bô-hãn-tsōi; bô-pān.
inodorous, bô-bī; bô-phang-tshàu; bõi-phang; bô-phang-thâu.
inordinate, bô-tōu; bô-huap; kùe-tōu; khah-kùe-thâu; khah-kùe-tsōi.
inquest, coroner's, ngiām-si; kiám-ngiām; khàm-ngiām.
inquire, mn̄g; chhê-mn̄g; huáng-mn̄g; thàm-mn̄g; chhîm-mn̄g. secretly, àm-huáng. into a matter, kiù-mn̄g; kháu-mn̄g; séng-tshat; séⁿ-tshat.
inquisitive, kṳn-kiù; kiù kàu-tói-sòi; múeⁿ-sṳ̄-mn̄g; kiãⁿ-kiãⁿ tou-àiⁿ-mn̄g; hàuⁿ-mn̄g; mn̄g-ūe lo-so; mn̄g-ūe so-siak.
insane, siáu; huat-tien; huat-khuâng; sim-sîn m̄-tiāⁿ; sim m̄-tiāⁿ; tien-khuâng; sit-sim.
insatiable, m̄-tsai-tsok; tham-sim bô-iam; chéⁿ-tsúi pìⁿ-tsò-chiú, iũ-hiâm tṳ bô-tsau.
inscription, pi-kì; pâi-pín; pín-hia̍h.
inscrutable, put-lêng chhek-ta̍t; bô-só ki-kháu; bô-hó ki-chhê; put-khó chheng-chhê.
insects, thâng; thâng-lūi. in books, tsù-thâng; chheh-hṳ̂; pe̍h-gôu-hṳ̂.
insecure, m̄-ún-tǹg; m̄-thó-tàng; m̄-thêng-tǹg; m̄-tit-tǹg.
insensible, m̄-tsai-nâng. to pain, m̄-tsai-thiàⁿ. to shame, m̄-tsai siáu-lí.
insert, tshah-ji̍p; lōng-ji̍p; lāng-ji̍p; thn̄g--ji̍p-khṳ̀. in an account book, chiẽⁿ-siàu; teng-phóu; kì-siàu. in a book, kì-lo̍k.
inside, lãi; lãi-mīn; lãi-tói; tói; tói-pôiⁿ; tói-mīn.
insidious, àm-hāi; àm-chìⁿ; kan-tsà.