杜蚓

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Chinese

fabricate; restrict; to prevent earthworm
simp. and trad.
(杜蚓)
alternative forms 塗蚓涂蚓

Etymology

Zhao (1990) and Tu (2018) suggest (tō͘) may be a Kra-Dai substrate word; compare Zhuang duz (classifier for animals), which is a prefix found in the vocabulary for many animals like duzgip (centipede), duzgyau (spider) and duzlingz (monkey). is likely cognate with the first syllable in Min Nan 杜定 (lizard) and Min Nan 杜猴 (cricket).

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 杜蚓

  1. (Southern Min) earthworm

Synonyms

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