藑茅

Chinese
thatch
trad. (藑茅) 藑 茅
simp. #(藑茅) 藑 茅

Etymology

(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

Rime
Character 藑 茅
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 群 (30) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 清 (122) 肴 (90)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 渠營切 莫交切
Baxter gjwieng maew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɡwiᴇŋ/ /mˠau/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɡʷiɛŋ/ /mᵚau/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɡiuæŋ/ /mau/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /gwiajŋ/ /maɨw/
Li
Rong		 /ɡiuɛŋ/ /mau/
Wang
Li		 /ɡĭwɛŋ/ /mau/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /gi̯wɛŋ/ /mau/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 qióng máo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 king4 maau4
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/

Noun

藑茅

  1. (historical) a red herb used for divination in ancient times
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