Meanings
TDK1
- A Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
TDK2
plural TDKs
- PhilippinescolloquialslangChinese Filipinoa mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the Philippines or other Overseas Chinese).
Synonyms: PRC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the Philippines or other Overseas Chinese).
Origin
TDK · proper noun
- JapaneseTDK
- EnglishTDK
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”).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →TDK · noun
- Hokkien大陸仔 /大陆仔“mainlander”
- EnglishTDK
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.
More words from Hokkien
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
TDK. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TDK
“TDK.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TDK. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TDK,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TDK.
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