林投

Chinese

		woods; forest	to throw; to send
simp. and trad. (林投)		林	投

Etymology

There is a folk etymology that the name derives from the Taiwanese folktale/legend of 'Sister Pandanus' (林投姐), in which the titular character commits suicide by 'throwing' herself from the pandanus 'tree' (and by extension 'forest').

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): líntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): nâ-tâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: líntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lintour
  - IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lam⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: làhm tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nâ-tâu
  - Tâi-lô: nâ-tâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: na'daau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nã²⁴⁻²² taʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nã²⁴⁻²² taʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nã¹³⁻²² taʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nã²⁴⁻¹¹ taʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã²³⁻³³ taʊ²³/

Noun

林投

pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)

Derived terms

林投果 (líntóuguǒ)

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