膝頭哥
Chinese
| knee | elder brother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (膝頭哥) | 膝頭 | 哥 | |
| simp. (膝头哥) | 膝头 | 哥 | |
Etymology
From 膝頭 (“knee”) + suffix 哥, which Bauer (1987) suggests to be derived from an Austro–Tai word for “head” (compare Thai หัว (hǔua), Zhuang gyaeuj, Bouyei jauc, Hlai ghwous). The suffix is also found in 鼻哥 (“nose”).
Also compare similar forms (膝頭 + k-) in other dialects:
| Pingxiang Gan | 膝頭牯 /t͡sʰi tʰœ ku/ |
| Lichuan Gan | 膝頭公 /ɕiɛʔ hɛu kuŋ/ |
| Changsha Xiang | 膝頭骨 /si təu ku/ |
| Nanning Pinghua | 膝頭蓋 /ɬət təu kai/ |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sat1 tau4 go1
- Yale: sāt tàuh gō
- Cantonese Pinyin: sat7 tau4 go1
- Guangdong Romanization: sed1 teo4 go1
- IPA (key): /sɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhip2 heu3 go2
- IPA (key): /ɬip̚⁵⁵ heu²² kᵘɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
膝頭哥
Synonyms
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