交拉吧

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (交拉吧)		交	拉	吧
alternative forms		旮旯巴 Teochew 噶喇吧 Hokkien

Etymology

From Sunda Kelapa, the old port of Jakarta. Ultimately from Malay kelapa (“coconut”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka-la-pa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ga¹ la¹ ba¹

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-la-pa
    • Tâi-lô: ka-la-pa
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kala'paf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ga¹ la¹ ba¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ka la pa
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

Proper noun

交拉吧

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) Indonesia

Synonyms

• 印度尼西亞／印度尼西亚 (Yìndùníxīyà)
• 印尼 (Yìnní)

Noun

交拉吧

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) faraway place

Derived terms

• 呂宋噶喇吧／吕宋噶喇吧