"TDK" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Japanese TDK, an initialism of 東京電気化学 (Tokyo Denki Kagaku, “Tokyo Electric Chemical”) of 東京電気化学工業株式会社 (Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kabushiki gaisha, “Tokyo Electric Chemical Industry Limited”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|TDK|tr=-}} Japanese TDK, {{initialism of|ja|東京電気化学|nocap=1|nocat=1|nodot=1|t=Tokyo Electric Chemical|tr=Tokyo Denki Kagaku}} initialism of 東京電気化学 (Tokyo Denki Kagaku, “Tokyo Electric Chemical”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TDK
  1. A Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
    Sense id: en-TDK-en-name-He5NeY1A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tiˈdi.keɪ̯/ [Philippines] Forms: TDKs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of Philippine Hokkien 大陸仔/大陆仔 (tāi-lio̍k-á, “mainlander”), which is often perceived as "Tai Diok Ka" or "Tai Diok A", due to /l~d/ allophony usually preceding an /i/ vowel and the concept of forming initialisms from the consonant-sounding phonemes that syllables seemingly sound like they start with due to syllable assimilation in Hokkien. See also Taiwanese Mandarin 26. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|}} Initialism, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|大陸仔|t=mainlander|tr=tāi-lio̍k-á}} Hokkien 大陸仔/大陆仔 (tāi-lio̍k-á, “mainlander”), {{cog|cmn-TW|26}} Taiwanese Mandarin 26 Head templates: {{en-noun}} TDK (plural TDKs)
  1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial, slang) a mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the Philippines or other Overseas Chinese). Tags: Philippines, colloquial, slang Synonyms: PRC [Singapore]
    Sense id: en-TDK-en-noun-pno-djMK Categories (other): Chinese Filipino English, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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