雪文

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (雪文) 雪 文
simp. #(雪文) 雪 文

Etymology

From Portuguese sabão, Early Modern Spanish jabón (from Old Spanish xabon) or Arabic صَابُون‎ (ṣābūn), likely via Malay sabun or Tagalog sabon. Ultimately from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Pronunciation


Noun

雪文

  1. (Singkawang Hakka, Min Nan) soap (Classifier: 塊/块)

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Descendants

  • → Amis: safon
  • → Kavalan: sabun
  • → Puyuma: sabun
  • → Tsou: savungu

Further reading

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