雪文

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (雪文)
simp. #(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: )

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Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

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