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tdk

/tiˈdi.keɪ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
tdk
IPA
/tiˈdi.keɪ̯/
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

noun

a mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the Philippines or other Overseas Chinese).

Colloquial; Slang

Etymology

From Japanese TDK, an initialism of 東京電気化学 (Tokyo Denki Kagaku, “Tokyo Electric Chemical”) of 東京電気化学工業株式会社 (Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kabushiki gaisha, “Tokyo Electric Chemical Industry Limited”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: TDK, 大陸仔

Usage

Inflected Forms

TDKs (plural)

Synonyms

PRC

Questions

How do you pronounce tdk?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiˈdi.keɪ̯/.
What does tdk mean?
A Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Where does tdk come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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