蚊

TranslingualEdit

Han characterEdit

蚊 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜大 (LIYK), four-corner 5014₀, composition ⿰虫文)

ReferencesEdit

KangXi: page 1077, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32849
Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2840, character 8
Unihan data for U+868A

ChineseEdit

Glyph originEdit

Characters in the same phonetic series (文) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
旻	*mrɯn
旼	*mrɯn
汶	mrɯn, mɯn, *mɯns
忞	*mrɯn
盿	*mrɯn
枚	*mɯːl
玫	*mɯːl
玟	*mɯːl
文	*mɯn
紋	*mɯn
蚊	*mɯn
雯	*mɯn
彣	*mɯn
馼	*mɯn
鳼	*mɯn
鼤	mɯn, mɯns
抆	mɯnʔ, mɯns
紊	*mɯns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mɯn): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn).

Etymology 1Edit

simp. and trad.		蚊
alternative forms		蟁𧓹𧓢𧉬𧊈蟁𧓹𧓢𧉬𧊈鴖蚉螡䘇𧏎𨷷𧖁

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *muujs with a nominal suffix *-n (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Khmer មូស (muuh), Vietnamese muỗi.

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wén (wen²)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ

(Chengdu, SP): wen²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): man^4-1, man⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): mun^4*, mun⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): un⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mûn

(Meixian, Guangdong): mun¹
Jin (Wiktionary): veng¹
Min Bei (KCR): mǒ̤ng
Min Dong (BUC): muòng / ùng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): bûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhung¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ³men
Xiang (Wiktionary): men¹ / un²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wún
  - Wade–Giles: wên²
  - Yale: wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen
  - Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wen²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uən²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man^4-1, man⁴
  - Yale: mān, màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man^4-1, man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: men^4-1, men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /mɐn²¹/

Note: man4 - literary, rare.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: mun^4*, mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbun²¹⁻²¹⁵/, /ᵐbun²¹/

Note:

mun4* - standalone word;
mun4 - in compounds.

Gan

(Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: un⁴
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /un³⁵/

Hakka

(Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mûn
- Hakka Romanization System: mun´
- Hagfa Pinyim: mun¹
- Sinological IPA: /mun²⁴/
(Meixian)
- Guangdong: mun¹
- Sinological IPA: /mun⁴⁴/

Jin

(Taiyuan)⁺
- Wiktionary: veng¹
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /və̃ŋ¹¹/

Min Bei

(Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mǒ̤ng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔŋ²¹/

Min Dong

(Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: muòng / ùng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /muoŋ⁵³/, /uŋ⁵³/

Note:

muòng - vernacular (used in 風蚊);
ùng - literary.

Min Nan

(Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn
- Tâi-lô: bûn
- Phofsit Daibuun: buun
- IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³/
(Teochew)
- Peng'im: bhung¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bung
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /buŋ³³/

Wu

(Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: ³men
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /məɲ²³/

Xiang

(Changsha)
- Wiktionary: men¹ / un²
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³³/, /uən¹³/

Note:

men1 - vernacular;
un2 - literary.

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 蚊
Mandarin	Beijing	/uən³⁵/
	Harbin	/uən²⁴/
	Tianjin	/vən⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/vẽ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/və̃⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/uən⁴²/
	Xi'an	/vẽ²⁴/
	Xining	/uə̃²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/vəŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/və̃n⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/vɤŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/uən²¹³/
	Chengdu	/uən³¹/
	Guiyang	/uen²¹/
	Kunming	/uə̃³¹/
	Nanjing	/un²⁴/
	Hefei	/uən⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/vəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/uŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/və̃ŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/məŋ²³/ /vəŋ²³/
	Suzhou	/mən¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ven²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/vaŋ³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/uʌ̃⁴⁴/ /mʌ̃⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/man⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/uən¹³/ /mən³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/uən¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/un⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/mun⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/mun²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/mɐn⁵⁵/
	Nanning	/mɐn⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/mɐn⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/bun³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/muoŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/mɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/buŋ³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/vun³¹/ /maŋ²¹³/ 訓蠓

Middle Chinese: /mɨun/

Rime
Character	蚊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無分切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/miun/
Shao Rongfen	/miuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mun/
Li Rong	/miuən/
Wang Li	/mĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	man⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.mə[r]/

(Zhengzhang): /*mɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蚊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wén
Middle Chinese	‹ mjun ›
Old Chinese	/*C.mə[r]/
English	mosquito
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.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蚊
Reading #	1/1
No.	13017
Phonetic component	文
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	文
Old Chinese	/*mɯn/
Notes	說文俗同蟁

DefinitionsEdit

蚊

mosquito (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

SynonymsEdit

Dialectal synonyms of 蚊子 (“mosquito”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蚊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蚊子, 蚊
Taxonomic name		蚊
Mandarin	Beijing	蚊子
	Taiwan	蚊子
	Harbin	蚊子
	Shenyang	蚊子
	Yantai (Muping)	蚊子
	Jinan	蚊子
	Luoyang	蚊子
	Wanrong	蚊子
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	長腿子
	Zhengzhou	蚊
	Xi'an	蚊子
	Yinchuan	蚊子
	Lanzhou	蚊子
	Xining	蚊子
	Ürümqi	蚊子
	Wuhan	蚊子
	Chengdu	蚊子
	Guiyang	蚊子, 尖嘴蚊
	Kunming	蚊子
	Guilin	蚊子
	Pingle	蚊蟲
	Liuzhou	蚊子
	Luzhai	蚊蟲
	Tianlin (Langping)	嘎公蚊
	Xuzhou	蚊子
	Yangzhou	蚊子
	Nanjing	蚊子
	Hefei	蚊子
	Malaysia	蚊子
	Singapore	蚊子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蚊子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蚊子
	Kokang	蚊子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊
	Hong Kong	蚊
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蚊
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蚊
	Macau	蚊
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蚊
	Foshan	蚊
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蚊
	Foshan (Shunde)	蚊
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蚊
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蚊
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Enping (Niujiang)	蚊
	Heshan (Yayao)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蚊
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊仔, 蚊
	Yunfu	蚊仔
	Yangjiang	蚊蟲
	Xinyi	蚊子
	Lianjiang	蚊子, 蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Wuzhou	蚊
	Yulin	蚊子
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蚊
	Penang (Guangfu)	蚊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	蚊蟲
	Lichuan	蚊仔
	Pingxiang	蚊子
Hakka	Meixian	蚊仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	蚊
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蚊
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蚊
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蚊家
	Conghua (Lütian)	蚊
	Yudu	蚊子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蚊仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蚊仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蚊仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蚊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蚊仔, 蚊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蚊
	Hong Kong	蚊
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蚊子
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蚊仔
	Senai (Huiyang)	蚊
	Singkawang	蚊
Huizhou	Jixi	蚊蟲
Jin	Taiyuan	蚊子
Jin	Xinzhou	蚊子, 蠅蚊子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	蠓
Min Dong	Fuzhou	風蚊
	Fuqing	蠓
	Matsu	風蚊
Min Nan	Xiamen	蠓仔, 蠓, 蠓蟲
	Quanzhou	蠓仔, 蠓, 蠓蟲
	Zhangzhou	蠓仔, 蠓, 蠓蟲
	Taipei	烏司蠓仔, 烏蝛, 蠓仔, 躼跤蠓
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	花蠓, 烏司蠓, 蠓, 躼跤蠓
	Kaohsiung	烏蝛, 蠓仔, 躼跤蠓
	Yilan	烏蝛仔, 蠓, 躼跤蠓
	Changhua (Lukang)	烏蝛仔蠓, 草蠓, 蠓
	Taichung	蠓仔
	Tainan	烏蝛, 蠓仔
	Hsinchu	蠓仔
	Kinmen	蠓
	Penghu (Magong)	蠓
	Penang (Hokkien)	蠓
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蠓
	Manila (Hokkien)	蠓, 蠓仔
	Longyan	蠓
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蚊仔
	Chaozhou	蠓
	Shantou	蠓
	Shantou (Chenghai)	蠓
	Jieyang	蠓
	Haifeng	蠓
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蠓
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蠓
	Singapore (Teochew)	蠓
	Pontianak (Teochew)	蠓
	Leizhou	蠓
	Haikou	蠓
	Singapore (Hainanese)	蠓
Puxian Min	Putian	蠓
	Putian (Donghai)	蠓
	Putian (Jiangkou)	蠓
	Putian (Nanri)	蠓
	Xianyou	蠓
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蠓
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蠓
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	蚊
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	蠓
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蚊子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蚊蟲
Wu	Shanghai	蚊子, 蚊蟲
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蚊子
	Suzhou	蚊子
	Danyang	蚊子
	Hangzhou	蚊子
	Ningbo	蚊蟲
	Wenzhou	蚊蟲
	Jinhua	蚊蟲
Xiang	Changsha	夜蚊子, 蚊子
	Xiangtan	蚊子
	Loudi	蚊子
	Shuangfeng	齧人蚊子, 蚊子
	Quanzhou	蚊蟲

CompoundsEdit

三斑家蚊
伊蚊 (yīwén)
家蚊
放蚊
斑蚊
病媒蚊
聚蚊成雷
蚊力 (wénlì)
蚊子 (wénzi, “mosquito”)
蚊屋
蚊怕水
蚊睫

蚊蚋
蚊螆
蚊雷
蚊香 (wénxiāng)
蚊髀同牛髀
避蚊胺
黑斑蚊 (hēibānwén)
使蚊負山／使蚊负山
捕蚊燈／捕蚊灯 (bǔwéndēng)
搖蚊／摇蚊 (yáowén)
瘧媒蚊／疟媒蚊

Etymology 2Edit

simp. and trad.		蚊
alternative forms		文緡／缗

From 文 (man4, “classifier for copper coins”).

PronunciationEdit

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): man^4-1

(Taishan, Wiktionary): mun²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man^4-1
  - Yale: mān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man^4-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: men^4-1
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: mun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbun⁵⁵/

DefinitionsEdit

蚊

(Cantonese) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck
兩百蚊／两百蚊 [Cantonese] ― loeng⁵ baak³ man^4-1 [Jyutping] ― two hundred bucks

SynonymsEdit

Dialectal synonyms of 元 (“yuan; dollar”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		圓, 元
Mandarin	Beijing	塊
	Taiwan	塊
	Harbin	塊
	Yantai (Muping)	塊
	Jinan	塊
	Luoyang	塊
	Wanrong	塊
	Xi'an	塊
	Yinchuan	塊
	Lanzhou	塊
	Xining	塊
	Ürümqi	塊
	Wuhan	塊
	Chengdu	塊
	Guiyang	塊
	Guilin	塊
	Liuzhou	塊
	Nanning (Wuming)	塊
	Shanglin (Sanli)	塊
	Xuzhou	塊
	Yangzhou	塊
	Nanjing	塊
	Hefei	塊
	Malaysia	塊
	Singapore	塊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀
	Hong Kong	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 雞嘢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蚊
	Macau	蚊
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蚊
	Foshan	蚊
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	文
	Foshan (Shunde)	蚊
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蚊雞
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蚊雞
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Enping (Niujiang)	蚊
	Heshan (Yayao)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊, 蚊雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蚊
	Qingyuan	蚊
	Fogang	蚊
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蚊
	Yangshan	蚊
	Lianshan (Butian)	蚊
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蚊
	Renhua	蚊雞
	Lechang	蚊
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蚊
	Sihui	蚊雞
	Deqing	蚊
	Huaiji	蚊
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蚊
	Yunfu	蚊
	Xinxing	蚊
	Luoding	蚊
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蚊
	Yangjiang	蚊, 個
	Lianjiang	蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蚊
	Qinzhou	蚊
	Beihai	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蚊
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	箍, 蚊
	Penang (Guangfu)	蚊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蚊, 箍
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蚊
	Móng Cái	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	塊
	Lichuan	塊
	Pingxiang	塊
Hakka	Meixian	塊
	Yudu	塊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銀, 箍
	Hong Kong	塊, 蚊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	箍
	Senai (Huiyang)	箍
	Kuching (Hepo)	箍
	Singkawang	盾
Huizhou	Jixi	塊
Jin	Taiyuan	塊
Jin	Xinzhou	塊
Min Bei	Jian'ou	塊
Min Bei	Pucheng (Shibei)	塊
Min Dong	Fuzhou	塊
	Fuqing	塊
	Matsu	塊
Min Nan	Xiamen	箍
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	箍
	Quanzhou	箍
	Shishi	箍
	Zhangzhou	箍
	Zhao'an	箍
	Dongshan	箍
	Taipei	箍
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	箍
	Kaohsiung	箍
	Yilan	箍
	Changhua (Lukang)	箍
	Taichung	箍
	Tainan	箍
	Hsinchu	箍
	Kinmen	箍
	Penghu (Magong)	箍
	Penang (Hokkien)	箍
	Singapore (Hokkien)	箍
	Manila (Hokkien)	箍
	Chaozhou	銀, 箍, 個, 個銀
	Shantou	銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	銀
	Jieyang	個, 個銀
	Haifeng	個銀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	箍
	Singapore (Teochew)	箍, 個銀
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	銀, 個
	Haikou	個銀, 銀
	Qionghai	銀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	箍
Puxian Min	Putian	個
Puxian Min	Xianyou	個
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	蚊
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蚊, 蚊雞
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	塊
Wu	Shanghai	塊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	塊
	Suzhou	塊
	Danyang	塊
	Hangzhou	塊
	Wenzhou	個
	Jinhua	塊
Xiang	Changsha	塊
	Loudi	塊
	Shuangfeng	塊
	Quanzhou	塊

CompoundsEdit

蚊雞／蚊鸡

Etymology 3Edit

simp. and trad.		蚊

Cognate to Taishanese (and other Siyi dialects) 民 (min2), as in 細民仔／细民仔.

Schuessler (2007) suggests that it may come from the same etymon that gives 便 (OC *ben) as in 便嬖 (OC *ben peːɡs), which he relates to Proto-Kam-Sui *mpaːn¹ (“male (person)”) and Proto-Hlai *C-maːn (“male (person)”).

PronunciationEdit

Cantonese (Jyutping): man¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man¹
  - Yale: mān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: men¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn⁵⁵/

DefinitionsEdit

蚊

(Cantonese) Used in terms for people.

CompoundsEdit

細蚊／细蚊
細蚊仔／细蚊仔

細蚊仔頭／细蚊仔头
細蚊女／细蚊女

ReferencesEdit

“蚊”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

蚊

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

mosquito

ReadingsEdit

Go-on: もん (mon)
Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
Kun: か (ka, 蚊, Jōyō)

Etymology 1Edit

Kanji in this term
蚊
か Grade: S
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 噛む (kamu, “to bite”) or 痒い (kayui, “itchy”), although the ultimate derivation remains unknown.

PronunciationEdit

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) か [kà] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠]
Audio (file)

NounEdit

蚊(か) • (ka)

mosquito
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)
  蚊蟻上可下音疑訓安利乃古

Etymology 2Edit

Kanji in this term
蚊
かあ Grade: S
irregular

Cognate with 蚊 (ka). Likely pronounced long due to being a single mora. Elongation of single mora words is still seen in the Ōsaka dialect with words like teː "hand" from te. The 794 quotation is the oldest extant example of a long vowel in Japanese.

PronunciationEdit

(Irregular reading)

IPA^(key): [ka̠ː]

NounEdit

蚊(かあ) • (kā)

mosquito
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 104)
  蚊蝄䖟蜺 [...] 上二字加安下二字阿牟
- 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (page 3 (back))
  蚊加阿

ReferencesEdit

^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Unknown (794), Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.
Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

蚊 (eum 문 (mun))

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VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

蚊: Hán Nôm readings: văn, mân

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ReferencesEdit

Nom Foundation

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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