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hokchiu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hokchiu
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Fuzhou.

name

Fuzhou language (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

noun

a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region

adj

of or relating to the Fuzhounese language

Etymology

From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hokchew (alternative, Malaysia) Hok-chew (alternative, Malaysia) Hok Chew (alternative, Malaysia) Hockchew (alternative, Malaysia) Hock Chew (alternative, Malaysia) Hockchiew (alternative, Malaysia) Hock Chiew (alternative, Malaysia) Hoksieu (alternative, Malaysia) Hokciu (alternative, Indonesia) Hok Ciu (alternative, Indonesia) Hokchius (plural)

Synonyms

Foochow

Questions

What does hokchiu mean?
Former name of Fuzhou.
Where does hokchiu come from?
From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).

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