艋舺
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (艋舺) | 艋 | 舺 | |
simp. #(艋舺) | 艋 | 舺 | |
alternative forms | 蟒甲 蚊甲 莽葛 文甲 文舺 |
Etymology
Possibly from an Austronesian word from one of the northern Formosan languages as bangka (“outrigger canoe”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
艋舺
- (historical, still used in Hokkien) Bangka (alternatively Monka, Manka, Bang-kah), a formerly independent city that has now been amalgamated into Taipei; modern Wanhua (a district of Taipei, Taiwan)
- 艋舺公園/艋舺公园 [Taiwanese Mandarin] ― Měngjiǎ Gōngyuán [Pinyin] ― Bangka Park
Synonyms
- (modern) 萬華/万华 (Wànhuá)
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 万華 (Banka)
- → Chinese: 萬華/万华 (Wànhuá)