梭梭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (梭梭)		梭	梭
alt. forms		瑣瑣／琐琐鎖鎖／锁锁

Described by Tao Zongyi (1329–1410) as a tree native to Uyghuristan, this is likely a borrowing from Uyghur سۆكسۆك‎ (söksök); compare Turkmen sazak, Mongolian ᠵᠠᠭ (ǰag) / заг (zag), Kazakh сексеуіл (seksewil), Uzbek saksovul, Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), English saxaul.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suōsuō, xùnxùn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ, ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: suōsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suosuo
  - IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xùnxùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnshiunn
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕyn⁵¹/

Noun

梭梭

saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron)

Etymology 2

		shuttle	shuttle
simp. and trad. (梭梭)		梭	梭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suōsuō

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: suōsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suosuo
  - IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Adjective

梭梭

(literary, ideophonic) moving back and forth like the shuttle; frequent

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