Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buay tahan

/ˌbwe˨ ˈtahan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buay -ta-han
IPA: /ˌbwe˨ ˈtahan/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Cannot endure or stand something any longer.

Example Sentences

"Cannot wait already, buay tahan already. I hope she doesn’t complain to anyone."

Etymology

From Hokkien 𣍐 / 袂 /𫧃 / 袂 (bōe, “cannot”) + Malay tahan (“to endure; to withstand; to bear”), which in Hokkien would be 袂打限 (bōe tá-hān). The equivalent expression in Malay is tak boleh tahan.

Questions

How do you pronounce buay tahan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbwe˨ ˈtahan/.
What does buay tahan mean?: Cannot endure or stand something any longer.
Where does buay tahan come from?: From Hokkien 𣍐 / 袂 /𫧃 / 袂 (bōe, “cannot”) + Malay tahan (“to endure; to withstand; to bear”), which in Hokkien would be 袂打限 (bōe tá-hān). The equivalent expression in Malay is tak boleh tahan.

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