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於菟

於菟

Chinese

 
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; (surname)
 dodder; cuscuta
simp. and trad.
(於菟) 		於 菟
alt. forms 於䖘
烏䖘／乌䖘

Noun

於菟

  1. (obsolete, ancient Chu dialect) tiger

Etymology

於 is a prefix to indicate respect for the dangerous animal; compare 老 (lǎo, “old; venerable”) in 老虎 (lǎohǔ, “tiger”).

菟 is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with 虎 (hǔ).

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