錦瑙

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Chinese

brocade; embroidered work; bright
trad. (錦瑙)
simp. (锦瑙)
alternative forms 錦珯锦珯

Etymology

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Particularly: “Related to 鹹滷咸卤 (kiâm-lō͘)? as in blend of (kiâm, viand) +‎ (lō͘, to stew in soy sauce and spices) as per Chan-Yap (1980)”

Pronunciation


Noun

錦瑙

  1. (Hokkien) a dish of various ingredients combined and cooked together (usually savory mixed meats in a bowl)
    錦瑙锦瑙 [Hokkien]  ―  gím-ló [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  kimlo with noodles

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kimlo
  • Tagalog: kimlo

References

  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “錦瑙”, in 臺日大辭典 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “gím-ló”, 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 109; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 109
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “gím-ló”, 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 315; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 315