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Old Korean
Noun
阿孩 (*ahoy)
- child
Reconstruction notes
This spelling is generally thought to be phonographic, representing a form close to Middle Korean 아ᄒᆡ (Yale: àhóy). It is also an example of phono-semantic matching, the second syllable being identified with 孩 (MC hoj, “child”).
Descendants
- Middle Korean: 아ᄒᆡ (àhóy)
References
- 남풍현 (Nam Pung-hyeon) (2019) “安民歌의 새로운 해독 [A new reading of the Anmin-ga]”, in Gugyeol Yeon'gu, volume 42, pages 33-49