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88 tan 蛋蛋 draan

89 tan 不 darn

K. M. A. BARNETT Meaning or Remarks

A term used by land-dwellers to describe the boat-people. In place names it appears to be interchangeable with (85), The piers of a bridge; a row or group of houses of which several may go to make up a village.

Occurs as alternative to tin (95), the Hakka pronunciation being similar. May also be akin to tong (98).

90 tang 藤籐 tranq

91 tau 沈 dhaw

92 tau 斗 dao

93 tau 藪 dau3

A sluice gate or valve. A measure of land, 1/10 tam (86). A nest made of rushes.

94 teng FT dhenq

95 tin 田 trinn

96 ting T dheng

A path; confused with (96) and (104). Principal local uses are: ham-tin (xraamm trinn), field on which one crop of salt-resistant (often glutinous) paddy is grown; hon-tin (xrorn-trinn) land dependent on rain for its crop; pak-tin (65); shui-tin (seoe-trinn) fully irrigated land. See also mong (46) and pan (66).

Sometimes replaced by tang (90). An island; confused with (94) and (104).

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