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Translingual
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Letter
ㄉ
- type: initial consonant
- general transliteration: d
- keyboard key: 2
Descendants
Chinese
Glyph origin
Derived from 𠚣, archaic form of 刀 (dāo) (Mandarin: dāo). Compare the Shuowen seal .
Etymology 1
Initial consonant derived from 刀 (dāo) (Mandarin: dāo) + rhyme.
Pronunciation
Letter
- 5th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
- 7th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet
Phoneme
- (general) Sound IPA(key): /t/ help (Pinyin: d), which is commonly present in Chinese.
Etymology 2
Simplified from 的, typing only ㄉ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboards.
Definitions
Etymology 3
Simplified from 得, typing only ㄉ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboards.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of ㄉ – see 得 (“to get; to obtain; to gain, to acquire; to contract; to become ill with; etc.”). (This character is an Internet slang variant form of 得). |
Etymology 4
Simplified from 地, typing only ㄉ instead of the full character pronunciation on Zhuyin keyboards.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of ㄉ – see 地 (“earth; ground; floor; etc.”). (This character is an Internet slang variant form of 地). |
References
Northern Qiandong Miao
Letter
- 6th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet.
Phoneme
- sound IPA(key): /t/ (Hutton): d
References
- Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198