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Translingual
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Letter
ㄎ
- type: initial consonant
- general transliteration: k
- keyboard key: D
Descendants
Chinese
Glyph origin
Derived from the archaic character, now "breath" or "sigh" component 丂 (kǎo) (Mandarin: kǎo).
Etymology 1
Initial consonant derived from 丂 (kǎo) (Mandarin: kǎo) + rhyme.
Pronunciation
Phoneme:
Letter
ㄎ
- 10th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
- 13th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeia of sniggering.
Pronunciation
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Definitions
- (onomatopoeia) sniggering, snickering
References
Northern Qiandong Miao
Pronunciation
Letter
ㄎ (k', k) (Hutton)
- 11th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet
References
- Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198
