Chinese [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Possibly from the Xiongnu language according to Han -era historiography, especially Yan Shigu 's annotation to the Book of Han . This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
居
居
延
Reading #
1/3
3/3
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jū
jū
yán
Middle Chinese
‹ kjo ›
‹ kjoH ›
‹ yen ›
Old Chinese
/*k(r)a/
/*k(r)a-s/ (based on rhyme evidence)
/*la[n]/
English
squat; stay, dwell
dwelling
extend
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
居
延
Reading #
2/2
1/2
No.
4264
14256
Phonetic component
古
延
Rime group
魚
元
Rime subdivision
0
1
Corresponding MC rime
居
延
Old Chinese
/*kas/
/*lan/
Proper noun [ edit ]
居延
( historical ) Juyan (a former settlement located in present-day Alxa League, Inner Mongolia , China )
Derived terms [ edit ]