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Chinese
Pronunciation
Numeral
六十
- sixty; 60
- 六十大壽/六十大寿 ― liùshí dàshòu ― sixtieth birthday
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 六 (roku, “six”) + 十 (jū, “ten”)
Pronunciation
Numeral
六十 • (rokujū) ←ろくじふ (rokuzifu)?
- sixty
Etymology 2
Compound of 六 (mu, “six”) + 十 (so, “ten”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
六十 • (muso)
- sixty
Etymology 3
Compound of 六十 (muso, “sixty”) + 路 (-ji, suffix).
Pronunciation
Numeral
六十 • (musoji) ←むそぢ (musodi)?
- sixty
- sixty years of age
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Numeral
六十 • (yuksip) (hangeul 육십)
- hanja form? of 육십 (“sixty; 60”)