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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: yǔ
Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)uaʔ
Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)wá
Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)wá
Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)wá
Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wó
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wó
Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wó
Middle Chinese: ŋǘ
English meaning : numerous
Comments: = 俁 q.v.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ŋʷăH
Meaning: much, abundant
Chinese: *ŋ_ʷaʔ numerous.
Burmese: ŋaʔ be enough for all, on equal distribution, hŋaʔ to distribute among all.
Kachin: (H) šǝŋa to fulfill (cf. ŋa2 to exist).
Lushai: ŋā be in abundance, ŋaʔ have much.
Comments: Cf. (?) Khoirao (Naga) ŋai 'all', Tib. Jirel ga.L1=ŋe.L1 id.; Haka ŋan 'big'.
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