Fruits in Penang Hokkien

Here's a list of fruits written in Penang Hokkien, with pronunciation using International Phonetic Alphabet.

apple: (noun) pheng3ko4 [p^heŋ-ko]
asam gelugor (Garcinia atroviridis): (noun) a3sam3 phoay3 [a-sam-p^hoe]
asam jawa (Tamarindus indica): (noun) a3sam3 ko1 [a-sam-ko]
bamboo cane: (noun) teik1cia3 [tek-tsia]
banana: (noun) kin3cio1 [kin-tsio]
belimbing (Averrhoa bilimbi): (noun) too3bo1leng1 [tu-bo-leŋ]
calamansi: (noun) keat1la4 [kiɛt-la]
cashew nut: (noun) jang1goay1 [dzaŋ-goe] (from "janggus", Malay loanword)
cempedak: (noun) cem3pe1dak3 [tsəm-pə-dak] (Malay loanword)
cermai (Phyllanthus acidus): (noun) yew3kam1 [iu-kam]
ciku (Manilkara zapota): (noun) ci3ku1 [tsi-ku]
coconut: (noun) ya2 [ia]
corn: (noun) ja1gong3 [dza-goŋ]
custard apple: (noun) no3na1 [nɔ-na]
date: (noun) co4 [tso]
dragon fruit: (noun) leong3cu1 kuo3 [liɔŋ-tsu-kuɔ] (Mandarin loanword)
duku (Lansium domesticum): (noun) du3ku1 [du-ku]
durian: (noun) du3rian2 [du-riɛn], also [du-liɛn], [liu-liɛn]
grape: (noun): pho3to2 [p^ho-to]
guava (Psidium guajava): (noun) jam1bu3 [dzam-bu]
honeydew: (noun) ha1mik4kua1 [ha-mik-kua]
horse mango (Mangifera foetida): (noun) ba3cang1 [ba-tsaŋ] , also ma3cang1 [ma-tsaŋ]
jackfruit: (noun) nang1ka1 [naŋ-ka]
langsat: (noun) buah3 lang3sat3 [bua-laŋ-sat] (Malay loanword)
lime: (noun) snui3 kam1 [suĩ-kam]
longan: (noun) geng3geng4 [geŋ-geŋ]
lychee (Litchi chinensis): (noun) lai3ci1 [lai-tsi]
mandarin orange: (noun) kam1 [kam]
mango: (noun) snuai3nya4 [suãi-ĩa]
mangosteen: (noun) mang3git3 [maŋ-git]
mempelam: (noun) snuai3nya1 cu1 [suãi-ĩa-tsu]
nutmeg: (noun) lau33hau3 [lau-hau]
olive: (noun) kan3na4 [kan-na]
orange: (noun) chiam2 [ts^hiam]
papaya (noun): bork3kua1 [bɔk-kua]
passion fruit: (noun) pai3siang1 kuo3 [pai-siaŋ-kuɔ] (Mandarin loanword)
peach (noun): tho2 [t^ho]
pear (noun): lai3ya4 [lai-ia]
pineapple: (noun) ong3lai2 [ɔŋ-lai]
pomegranate: (noun) sia3liu2 [sia-liu]
pomelo: (noun) yew3wa4 [iu-ua]
rambai (Baccaurea motleyana): (noun) buah3 lam1lay1 [bua-lam-le] , [ba-lam-le]
rambutan: (noun) ang3mor3tan1 [aŋ-mɔtan]
sea coconut: (noun) hai1 ya2 [hai-ia]
starfruit (carambola): (noun) nyau3tho2 [ĩau-t^ho]
sugarcane: (noun) kam3cia3 [kam-tsia]
tangerine: (noun) kam1 [kam]
water caltrop (Trapa natans): gu3kark3 [gu-kak]
water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis): (noun) ma1thai2 [ma-t^hai]
watermelon: (noun) si3kua1 [si-kua]
wintermelon (Benincasa hispida): (noun) tang3kua1 [taŋ-kua]

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