語源

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See also: 语源

Chinese

speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
root; source; origin
trad. (語源)
simp. (语源)

Pronunciation


Noun

語源

  1. etymology; derivation of a word

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

()(げん) (gogen

  1. origin of a word or phrase; etymology

Derived terms

References

  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
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

語源 (eowon) (hangeul 어원)

  1. hanja form? of 어원 (etymology)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

語源

  1. chữ Hán form of ngữ nguyên (etymology).