孑孑

See also: 孑孓

Chinese
alone; mosquito larvae; small alone; mosquito larvae; small
simp. and trad.
(孑孑)		 孑 孑

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 孑
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 仙 (83)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 居列切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /kˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /kᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /kiæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /kiat̚/
Li
Rong		 /kjɛt̚/
Wang
Li		 /kĭɛt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ki̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 git3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 孑
Reading # 1/1
No. 6435
Phonetic
component		 孑
Rime
group		 月
Rime
subdivision		 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 孑
Old
Chinese		 /*ked/

Adjective

孑孑

  1. (literary, ideophonic) outstanding; prominent; conspicuous
  2. (literary, ideophonic) tiny; minute
  3. (literary, ideophonic) alone; lonely

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (孑孑):
  • → Japanese: 孑孑(けつけつ) (ketsuketsu)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
孑 孑
けつ
Hyōgaiji		 けつ
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 孑孑 (MC kˠiᴇt̚ kˠiᴇt̚).

Alternative forms
  • 孑々

Pronunciation

Adjective

孑(けつ)孑(けつ) • (ketsuketsu) †-tari (adnominal 孑(けつ)孑(けつ)たる (ketsuketsu taru), adverbial 孑(けつ)孑(けつ)と (ketsuketsu to) or 孑(けつ)孑(けつ)として (ketsuketsu to shite))

  1. alone, lonely
  2. conspicuous, outstanding
  3. minute, tiny

Noun

孑(けつ)孑(けつ) • (ketsuketsu) 

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)
    Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
孑 孑
ぼうふら
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ぼーふら [bòófúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

孑孑(ぼうふら) • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)
    Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
孑 孑
ぼうふり
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ぼーふり [bòófúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

孑孑(ぼうふり) • (bōfuri) ←ばうふり (baufuri)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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