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稻 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 竹木月竹難 (HDBHX), four-corner 22977, composition ⿰禾舀)
| simp. and trad. |
稻 | |
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| 2nd round simp. | 𰨛 | |
| alternative forms | 稲 𫁃 粙 Min vernacular | |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'uːʔ) : semantic 禾 (“grain, cereal, rice”) + phonetic 舀 (OC *lowʔ, *lu, *lo).
Area word (rice culture originated in the south). Often compared with Proto-Hmong-Mien *mbləu (“rice plant/paddy”), whence White Hmong nplej (Bodman, 1980).
The relationship with similar-looking Mon-Khmer words is ambiguous (Schuessler, 2007). Ferlus (2010) proposes a connection to Proto-Mon-Khmer *sruʔ (“paddy”), which in turn is linked to Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂rawʔ (“taro”), as the two plants share the same farming niche.
Alternatively, Sagart (2011) derives this word from 舀 (OC *lowʔ, *lu, *lo, “to scoop (hulled grain) from a mortar”). If so, since the Hmong-Mien comparandum only has the derived sense of “rice”, it would be borrowed from Chinese rather than the other way around.
The native Min word 粙 may be a variant (Schuessler, 2007, apud Norman, p.c.).
稻
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(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 稲)
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