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Translingual
Han character
螞 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 中戈尸手火 (LISQF), four-corner 51127, composition ⿰虫馬)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1093, character 40
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33428
- Dae Jaweon: page 1558, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2876, character 4
- Unihan data for U+879E
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 馬 (OC *mraːʔ).
Etymology
Traditionally thought to be the same word as 馬 (OC *mraːʔ, “horse > big”).
Mei (1985) proposes that it is derived from 蝱 (OC *mraːŋ, “horsefly”), which he relates to Proto-Tai *m.leːŋᴬ (“insect”).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- má - literary;
- bé/bée - vernacular.
Definitions
螞
- † A prefix used in insect names.
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
螞
- Only used in 螞蚱／蚂蚱 (màzha).
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
螞
- Only used in 螞螂／蚂螂 (mālang).
References
Japanese
Kanji
螞
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
螞 • (ma) (hangeul 마, revised ma, McCune–Reischauer ma, Yale ma)
- (말거머리) horse-leech (Haemopis sanguisuga)
Synonyms
- 螞 (마, ma)
- 蟥 (황, hwang)
- 螞蟥 (마황, mahwang)
- 馬蛭 (마질, majil) lit. horse leech
Compounds
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