Justin R. Leung 梁路明
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That's it from me! Any interesting etymologies for 'snake' in other languages?
May you be "shrewd as snakes 靈巧像蛇" in this new year! God bless! 5/5
May you be "shrewd as snakes 靈巧像蛇" in this new year! God bless! 5/5
January 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
That's it from me! Any interesting etymologies for 'snake' in other languages?
May you be "shrewd as snakes 靈巧像蛇" in this new year! God bless! 5/5
May you be "shrewd as snakes 靈巧像蛇" in this new year! God bless! 5/5
Some other names, many of which reflect the slithering and length of the snake, or analogy to similar creatures.
One exception among these is 虺, which is the rare retention of the ancient (probably Sino-Tibetan) word for snake in Waxiang! /4
One exception among these is 虺, which is the rare retention of the ancient (probably Sino-Tibetan) word for snake in Waxiang! /4
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some other names, many of which reflect the slithering and length of the snake, or analogy to similar creatures.
One exception among these is 虺, which is the rare retention of the ancient (probably Sino-Tibetan) word for snake in Waxiang! /4
One exception among these is 虺, which is the rare retention of the ancient (probably Sino-Tibetan) word for snake in Waxiang! /4
In some Chinese languages, some morpheme showing "respectful familiarity towards harmful creatures" (Jerry Norman 1988) may be in the name, e.g. 老蛇 in some southern Mandarin dialects, Eastern Min and Puxian Min, the same 老 'old, venerable' as in 老虎 🐯 and 老鼠 🐭. /3
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In some Chinese languages, some morpheme showing "respectful familiarity towards harmful creatures" (Jerry Norman 1988) may be in the name, e.g. 老蛇 in some southern Mandarin dialects, Eastern Min and Puxian Min, the same 老 'old, venerable' as in 老虎 🐯 and 老鼠 🐭. /3
A colloquial term for the snake, most common in northern China, is 長蟲 'long worm'. /2
January 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A colloquial term for the snake, most common in northern China, is 長蟲 'long worm'. /2