蟒
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See also: 蠎
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Translingual
Han character
蟒 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿戈廿 (LITIT), four-corner 54143, composition ⿰虫莽)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1096, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33572
- Dae Jaweon: page 1561, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2876, character 13
- Unihan data for U+87D2
Chinese
Glyph origin
Etymology 1
| trad. | 蟒 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蟒 | |
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-lja(ŋ/k) (“python”), whence Proto-Loloish *laŋ¹ (“snake”), Proto-Karen *g-laŋ (“python”) (Handel, 1997; STEDT).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mong5
- Gan (Wiktionary): mong3
- Jin (Wiktionary): mon2
- Eastern Min (BUC): mōng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): morng3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6maon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎng
- Wade–Giles: mang3
- Yale: mǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maang
- Palladius: ман (man)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mong5
- Yale: móhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong5
- Guangdong Romanization: mong5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: mong3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔŋ²¹³/
- (Nanchang)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: mon2
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /mɒ̃⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mōng
- Sinological IPA (key): /mouŋ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: morng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɒŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: morng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɒŋ³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
Note:
- bóng - literary;
- báng - vernacular.
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*maːŋʔ/
Definitions
蟒
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟒蛇 (“python; boa”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 蟒 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蟒 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měng
- Wade–Giles: mêng3
- Yale: měng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeng
- Palladius: мэн (mɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
蟒
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References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “蟒”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 152.
Japanese
Kanji
蟒
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
蟒 • (mang) (hangeul 망, revised mang, McCune–Reischauer mang, Yale mang)
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