牙買加

See also: 牙买加

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (牙買加)		牙	買	加
simp. (牙买加)		牙	买	加

Etymology

牙買加／牙买加 (Yámǎijiā) is attested in 海國圖志 [1843–1852] and 瀛寰志略 [1849].

An earlier form, 牙賣加／牙卖加, which is attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602], is possibly borrowed from Latin Iamaica.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yámǎijiā

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ maai⁵ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Gâ-mái-ka / Gêe-mái-kee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yámǎijiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yámǎijia
  - Wade–Giles: Ya²-mai³-chia¹
  - Yale: Yá-mǎi-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yamaejia
  - Palladius: Ямайцзя (Jamajczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ maai⁵ gaa¹
  - Yale: ngàh máaih gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ maai⁵ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ mai⁵ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ maːi̯¹³ kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gâ-mái-ka
  - Tâi-lô: Gâ-mái-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gamay'kaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡa²⁴⁻²² mãi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gêe-mái-kee
  - Tâi-lô: Gêe-mái-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɛ¹³⁻²² mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

牙買加

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Synonyms

(dated) 占美加 (Zhànměijiā)

Derived terms

牙買加胡椒／牙买加胡椒 (Yámǎijiā hújiāo)
牙買加醜橘／牙买加丑橘 (yámǎijiā chǒujú)

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