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Akkadian
Etymology
From Aramaic גּוֹד (gôḏ, “leather bottle”). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܕܐ (gawdā, “leather bottle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gūdu m (plural gūdānu) (Neo-Babylonian)
- leather bag, waterskin
- Synonym: 𒋢𒀀𒂔𒇲 (nādum, “waterskin”)
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒋢𒄖𒁺 (kušgu-du)
- 𒄖𒁕𒉡 (gu-da-nu) (plural)
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References
- “gūdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “gūdu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Mandarin
Romanization
gūdu (Zhuyin ㄍㄨ ˙ㄉㄨ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咕嘟