於菟
Chinese
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
dodder; cuscuta | ||
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simp. and trad. (於菟) |
於 | 菟 | |
variant forms | 於䖘 烏䖘/乌䖘 |
Etymology
於 is a prefix to indicate respect for the dangerous animal; compare 老 (lǎo, “old; venerable”) in 老虎 (lǎohǔ, “tiger”) (Schuessler, 2007). Alternatively, it may reflect the k initial in the Mon-Khmer etymon (Norman and Mei, 1976).
菟 is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (“tiger”). Cognate with 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ, “tiger”).
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