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語源學

語源學

See also: 語源学 and 语源学

Chinese

		etymology; derivation	learn; study; science learn; study; science; -ology
trad. (語源學)		語源	學
simp. (语源学)		语源	学

Noun

語源學

etymology (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Korean

Hanja in this term
語	源	學

Noun

語源學 • ‎(eowonhak, McCune-Reischauer: ŏwŏnhak, Yale: ēwenhak) ‎(hangeul 어원학)

Hanja form^? of 어원학, “etymology”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 語源学 (ごげんがく) ‎(gogengaku, “etymology”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǔyuánxué

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ jyun⁴ hok⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gú-goân-ha̍k / gír-goân-ha̍k / gí-goân-ha̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǔyuánxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuyuanshyue
  - IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ jyun⁴ hok⁶
  - Yale: yúh yùhn hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ jyn⁴ hok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ jyːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gú-goân-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: gú-guân-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gw'goanhak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan²⁴⁻¹¹ hak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gír-goân-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: gír-guân-ha̍k
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ guan²⁴⁻²² hak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gí-goân-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: gí-guân-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gy'goanhak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ guan¹³⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ guan²³⁻³³ hak̚⁴/