rom

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Cognate with Paiwan djaum, Puyuma daum, Thao lhalhum.


senci

From Japanese センチ (senchi), the prefix of センチメートル (senchimētoru), from French centimètre.


-su

second-person singular genitive pronoun (enclitic)


bagah

From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (“ember; glowing coal”).


hikuki

Borrowed from Japanese 飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) (hikōki, “airplane”).


btunux

sphut nya' tbihi' qu btunux qasa.
He's using the stone to press the cabbage.
他用石頭壓白菜。

spsqabu' nya' sehuy qu btunux mkilux qani.
He's using these boiling water-soaked stones to smoke the taro.
他要用這些燒燙的石頭悶烤芋頭。

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luhung

r'usu ru krahu' iyal luhung qani hiya' la. ima' pthuyay lmeliq?

This mortar is so big and heavy. Who can lift it?


Gipun

Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún, Li̍t-pún, Gi̍t-pún).


renwa'

Borrowed from Japanese 電(でん)話(わ) (denwa, “telephone”)


sekeng

Borrowed from Japanese 石(せっ)鹸(けん) (sekken, “soap”).