Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronounced *ou-sou ~ *ou-ʂou in 100 CE and a transcription of an Austronesian word; compare Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu (“dog”) (Sagart, 2008). Compare also Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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獶
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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náo
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Middle Chinese
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‹ naw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*nˁu/
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English
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a kind of monkey
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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獶
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獀
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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15500
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12084
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Phonetic component
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憂
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叟
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Rime group
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幽
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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憂
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𢯱
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Old Chinese
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/*qu/
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/*sru/
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Notes
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說文作獿
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獶獀
- (Nanyue) dog