手甲
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Chinese
| hand; convenient; ‑er | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (手甲) |
手 | 甲 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujiǎ
- Wade–Giles: shou3-chia3
- Yale: shǒu-jyǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujea
- Palladius: шоуцзя (šouczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau2 gaap3
- Yale: sáu gaap
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 gaap8
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 gab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ kaːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siǔ-gă
- Sinological IPA (key): /siu²¹ ka²⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
Noun
手甲
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 指甲 (“fingernail”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 甲 |
| て > てっ Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: S |
| yutōyomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 甲 (kō, “shell; armor; back of the hand or foot”), with the medial -k- becoming geminate. Original reading tekō still persists as an alternate, albeit less common, pronunciation.[1]
Pronunciation
(second reading is less common)
Noun
手甲 • (tekkō) (alternative reading hiragana てこう, rōmaji tekō)
- (anatomy) back of the hand
- a piece of armor or clothing for protecting the back of the hand, such as a glove or gauntlet
Synonyms
- (anatomy): 手の甲 (te no kō), 手の表面 (te no hyōmen)
- (gauntlet): 籠手 (kote), 篭手 (kote)
- (glove): 手袋 (tebukuro)
Derived terms
- 手甲鉤 (tekkō kagi)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 甲 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: S |
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 手甲 (tekkō).
Pronunciation
Noun
手甲 (tikkō)