Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From roeg (bird) +‎ ga (crow; raven) + morpheme from Chinese (MC tshjak).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɣok˧ ka˨˦ ɕaːk˧˥/
  • Tone numbers: roeg8ga1cak7
  • Hyphenation: roeg‧ga‧cak

Noun edit

roeggacak (Sawndip form 𮬭𱈡𪀣, 1957–1982 spelling rɵggacak)

  1. magpie

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ 蓝庆元 (2003) 《壮汉同源词借词研究》 (in Chinese), Beijing: 中央民族大学出版社, →ISBN, page 242