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鱷 - Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 195, +16, 27 strokes, cangjie input 弓火一土口 (NFMGR), four-corner 26327, composition)

鱷 - Chinese

trad. /
simp.
nonstandard simp. 𱈚
alternative forms 𧊜 𩻙

Glyph origin

Old Chinese
*ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ
*sŋaːɡs
*sŋaːɡs
*sŋaːɡs, *sŋreːɡ
*sŋaːɡs
*sŋaːɡs
*sŋaːɡs
*ŋaːɡs
*tŋ̊ʰaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
崿 *ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*ŋaːɡ
*sŋraːɡ
*sraːwɢ
*sraːwɢ
*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
*ŋraɡ
*ŋraɡ
*ŋraɡ
*reːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋaːɡ) : semantic (fish) + phonetic (OC *ŋaːɡ).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Pinyin): è (e4)
    • (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ
  • Cantonese
    • (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngok6
    • (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngok2
  • Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngo̍k
  • Min Bei (KCR): ngŏ̤
  • Min Dong (BUC): ngáuk / ngăuk
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien, POJ): go̍k / kho̍k / ngo̍k
    • (Teochew, Peng'im): ngag8
  • Wu (Wiktionary): 5ngoq
  • Xiang (Wiktionary): ngo6
  • Middle Chinese: /ŋɑk̚/
  • Old Chinese
    • (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːɡ/

Definitions

  1. crocodilian; crocodile; alligator

Synonyms

Variety Location Words
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Classical Chinese , 忽雷, 骨雷
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Taxonomic name
Mandarin Taiwan 鱷魚
Singapore 鱷魚
Cantonese Guangzhou 鱷魚
Hong Kong 鱷魚
Taishan 鱷魚
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 鱷魚
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 鱷魚
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 鱷魚
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 鱷魚
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 鱷魚
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 鱷魚
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 鱷魚
Senai (Huiyang) 鱷魚
Min Nan Xiamen 峇仔
Xiamen (Tong'an) 鱷魚
Zhangzhou 峇仔
Tainan 鱷魚
Penang (Hokkien) 峇仔
Singapore (Hokkien) 峇仔, 鱷魚
Manila (Hokkien) 鱷魚
Chaozhou 鱷魚
Shantou 鱷魚
Jieyang 鱷魚, 峇囝
Bangkok (Teochew) 峇囝
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 峇囝
Pontianak (Teochew) 峇囝

Compounds

Descendants

  • ? Proto-Tai: *ŋɯəkᴰ (crocodile)
    • Ahom: 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ṅük, crocodile; nāga)
    • Lao: ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak, merperson; electric eel)
    • Shan: ငိူၵ်ႈ (ngōek, alligator; crocodile)
    • Thai: เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak, snake; nāga; crocodilian; mythical water creature; merperson)

鱷 - Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

Readings

鱷 - Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: ngạc

Meaning and Definition of 鱷
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