旮旯

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(旮旯) 		旮 旯

Glyph origin

Derived from two different stacking patterns of 日 (“sun”) and 九 (“nine”), with unclear connotations.

Etymology

Possibly a dialectally-preserved disyllabic form of 角 (OC *kroːɡ, *ɡ·roːɡ, “corner; horn”). Unattested in Old Chinese or Middle Chinese literature, its usage seems rather recent.

Cognate with 角落 (OC *kroːg g·raːg, “corner”), an emphatic form of 角.

Pronunciation

Noun

旮旯 (dialectal Mandarin)

  1. corner
  2. remote or narrow place
  3. place

Synonyms

  • (corner):
  • (place):

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