Chinese [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Where did the 藑 part come from? It is only ever used in this word. Did it come from 瓊 ?”)
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
茅
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
máo
Middle Chinese
‹ mæw ›
Old Chinese
/*C.mˁru/
English
kind of grass; "thatch"
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
藑
茅
Reading #
1/1
1/1
No.
13912
8803
Phonetic component
夐
矛
Rime group
耕
幽
Rime subdivision
0
1
Corresponding MC rime
瓊
茅
Old Chinese
/*ɡʷeŋ/
/*mruː/
藑茅
( historical ) a red herb used for divination in ancient times