# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/toa
### toa

* 㿃tòa84610411
* A disease of women.

#### chiah tòa;

    a bloody discharge from the womb, not menstrual.

#### pêh tòa;

    fluor albus.
* 帶tòa846508
* A sash; a ribbon; a girdle; to draw along by a string; to take along with one; to lead.

#### ie-tòa;

    a waistband.

#### pâk tòa;

    tie a sash.

#### kak tòa;

    to buckle a belt.

#### kak-tòa-thâu;

    a belt-buckle.

#### bûeh tòa;

    garters.

#### ie-tŏ-tòa;

    a girdle.

#### khò-thâu-tòa;

    a band to hold the trowsers in place.

#### kha-khò-tòa;

    garters worn with pantalets.

#### pî-pê tòa;

    a ribbon.

#### cí kâi nâng sĭ tī-tîang tòa kâi?

    Who brought this person here?

#### cí cêk tòa kâi tī-nhg ngía căi;

    the country round here is very picturesque.

#### mīn-sek tòa n̂g;

    his complexion is becoming sallow.

#### mīn pêh tòa âng;

    his face is ruddy.

#### só̤-sî tòa tŏ̤ sin;

    the key is on my person.

#### m̄ cai tòa mâk-kìaⁿ lâi;

    did not think to bring my spectacles.

#### tòa piaⁿ kuaⁿ;

    the leader of the troops.

#### pâng-tòa;

    the lieutenant commander.

#### tòa íong;

    the vanguard.

#### cóng tòa;

    the commander-in-chief.

#### tòa kŭa ke-kẁn lâi;

    brought his family with him.
* 淘tôa870858
* To put into water and stir about; to wash sand out from rice, or dust from grain; to clean from sand by washing.

#### tôa tīo sua;

    wash out the sand.

#### bí tîeh tôa kùe;

    the rice must be washed by stirring it about in water.
* 舵tŏa9101375
* A rudder; the helm.

#### lîah tŏa;

    to steer.

#### cûn tŏa;

    the rudder.

#### sĭ i tó̤ hūaⁿ tŏa;

    it is he who is steering the thing through.

#### ēng tàu tŏa-gê a míen?

    Should the lever be set into the rudder?

#### sie-hŭ léng tŏa;

    help turn the helm.

#### bô̤ tŏa;

    rudderless.

#### cŭang cîh nâng kâi tŏa;

    collided with and broke the rudder of another man's vessel.

#### cău-hùe ŭ ke cêk mn̂g tŏa tŏ̤ kò̤;

    fortunately we have another rudder.

#### tŏa kŏina cē;

    tŏa tháu cē; port the helm.

#### tŏa khang cē; tŏa peⁿ cē;

    starboard the helm.

#### i cáu cĭeⁿ tŏa khṳ̀l;

    he is cornered; he has no place of escape.

#### tŏa búe;

    the part of the rudder that is in the water.
* 纍tŏa51012015
* To creep and twine as a vine does.

#### tîn tŏa tŏ̤ chīu tèng;

    the creeper twines about the tree.

#### kue ŏi tŏa cĭeⁿ pê a būe?

    Has the gourd run up the trellis yet?

#### i kâi tîn tŏa lâi tŏa khṳ̀, tŏa múaⁿ-tī-kò̤;

    the creeper has run hither and thither over everything.
* 大tōa839370
* Large, big; plump; prominent; important; highly; extreme; to grow.

#### tōa kò̤;

    a large piece.

#### tōa ki sam;

    a big log. ​

#### tōa ciah cûn;

    a large boat.

#### tōa lîap bí;

    rice of large kernel.

#### líu kâi tōa khang;

    dig a large hole.

#### cí-kâi tōa;

    this is the biggest.

#### cí-kâi tōa hṳ́-kâi; cí-kâi tōa kṳ́e hṳ́-kâi;

    this is larger than that.

#### cêk tōa bô;

    a large sized one.

#### nâng kûiⁿ-tōa;

    is tall and stout.

#### sin-hàng tōa;

    a burly figure.

#### kha pá chíu pà tōa ki căi;

    large limbed.

#### tōa-bó̤-mûeh;

    a great deal; ever so many.

#### tōa-tó;

    pot-bellied.

#### khuah tōa;

    roomy.

#### tn̂g tōa;

    long and large.

#### táng i tōa;

    wait till he is grown.

#### chī i tōa;

    bring him up to manhood.

#### lău tōa;

    advanced in years; old people.

#### tōa nâng;

    an adult.

#### tōa m̄ tâng;

    not of the same size.

#### tōa-tōa kâi hok-khì;

    very great bliss.

#### tōa táⁿ;

    presuming; audacious.

#### tōa táⁿ cṳ-nîe ké ùi nâng;

    a bold woman pretending to be bashful.

#### tōa hó̤;

    excellent.

#### tōa m̄-hó̤;

    extremely bad.

#### i bŏi tōa;

    it will not grow any larger.

#### chī bŏi tōa;

    will not live to grow up.

#### cía khùe tōa;

    this grows rapidly.

#### li-li tōa;

    grows continually.

#### tōa siaⁿ jíang;

    scream loudly.

#### tàⁿ tōa ūe;

    talk in a blustering style.

#### cía sĭ khìam i kâi tōa cè;

    this is a life-long trouble for him.

#### sĭ tōa nâng a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ?

    Is it an adult or a child?

#### i kâi tōa nâng m̄ hàuⁿ;

    her elders in the household will not consent to it.

#### ŭ sĭm-mih tōa sṳ̄;

    has some important business on hand.

#### cì tōa kâi; sĭang tōa kâi; cùe tōa kâi; kêk tōa kâi; téng tōa kâi;

    the very largest ones.

#### sĭm tōa;

    it téng tōa; sĭang téng tōa; the largest.

#### tōa kùe suaⁿ;

    larger than a mountain.

#### cŏ̤ tōa ūi;

    sit in the chief seat.

#### pêⁿ kûiⁿ pêⁿ tōa;

    of the same height and breadth.

#### cía sĭ úa kâi tōa kâi;

    this is my eldest.

#### tōa tau-kíaⁿ;

    eldest son.

#### tōa cáu-kíaⁿ;

    eldest daughter.

#### tōa kŭ;

    the eldest of my uncles.

#### úa tōa i saⁿ hùe;

    I am three years older than she.

#### ŭ kâi tōa, ŭ kâi sòi;

    some are large and some are small.

#### ke lăi tîeh ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

    the rules regulating the conduct of seniors and juniors must be observed in the household.

#### tōa-tōa sòi-sòi lóng-cóng jîeh cōi nâng?

    Great and small, how many people are there altogether?

#### tōa châi-chêng, tōa pún-mía;

    great intellectual and great executive ability.

#### tōa chù tōa-uang-uang;

    a large and roomy dwelling.

#### tōa mn̂g;

    the main entrance.

#### tōa cîeh-thĭo;

    the main pillar.

#### tōa êⁿ;

    the main beam.

#### hĕ tōa lói;

    offer large gifts.

#### ío tōa; jú-kèng tōa;

    larger.

#### jú tōa jú hó̤;

    the larger the better.

#### tōa cîh;

    tongue tied; stammering.

#### tōa-chi tōa-chi nē;

    a big stupid lout.

#### tōa thiⁿ tōa tī;

    the great universe.

#### tōa tn̂g pêh jît;

    in broad daylight, in open day.

#### tōa jît cí;

    an important time.

#### cí kâi gûeh tōa;

    this month has thirty days in it.

#### thàu tōa huang;

    a high wind is blowing.

#### lô̤h tōa hŏ;

    a heavy fall of rain.

#### sái tōa cîⁿ;

    spend large sums.

#### cò̤ tōa seⁿ-jît;

    make a great birthday party.

#### tōa kè tōa sì; tōa mô̤ⁿ tōa īeⁿ;

    a great ado.

#### seⁿ lâi tōa īeⁿ tōa sìeⁿ;

    tōa sin tōa hu; large framed; big and brawny.

#### tōa-tōa huaⁿ-hí;

    greatly delighted.

#### i tōa m̄ huaⁿ-hí;

    he is much displeased.

#### hûah tōa hûah;

    take long strides.

#### tōa chìe tōa tàⁿ;

    laugh and talk boisterously.

#### khah tōa;

    too large.

#### tong-thûn-tōa;

    of medium size.

#### tì tōa bō̤;

    wear a fringed hat.

#### tōa tíaⁿ pn̄g;

    a large pan of rice.

#### cò̤ cêk tōa chùi thun lô̤h khṳ̀;

    swallow it all down at one mouthful.

#### khui tōa âu;

    yell with all one's might.

#### tōa thûi tōa păng li-li phah;

    kept on striking him with heavy blows.

#### bū tōa phàu;

    fire off a big cannon.

#### pàng tōa chèng;

    fire the great gun.

#### kio i tōa su îaⁿ;

    contest it with him.

#### tōa seⁿ khì;

    very angry.

#### tōa céng koi;

    hens of a large breed.