Taiwanese

== English == === Etymology === From Taiwan +‎ -ese. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /taɪwəˈniːz/ (US) enPR: tī'wä-nēzʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ Rhymes: -iːz === Adjective === Taiwanese (comparative more Taiwanese, superlative most Taiwanese) Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== Taiwan and Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Taiwanese pl (plural only) (in the plural, chiefly collective) People from Taiwan. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Taiwanese. ==== Usage notes ==== As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Taiwanese", "writing about Taiwanese cuisine as a Taiwanese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Taiwanese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Taiwanese cuisine as a Taiwanese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Taiwanese The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo. Synonyms: Holo, Hoklo Alternative form: Taiwanese Hokkien ==== Translations ==== === See also === Formosan === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Taiwanese, nan ⁠ == Afrikaans == === Adjective === Taiwanese attributive form of Taiwanees === Noun === Taiwanese plural of Taiwanees == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === Taiwanese inflection of Taiwanees: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Noun === Taiwanese f (plural Taiwanesen, no diminutive, masculine Taiwanees) Taiwanese woman === Anagrams === Taiwanees