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Character: 孥
Modern (Beijing) reading: nú
Preclassic Old Chinese: nā
Classic Old Chinese: nā
Western Han Chinese: nā
Eastern Han Chinese: nā
Early Postclassic Chinese: nō
Middle Postclassic Chinese: nō
Late Postclassic Chinese: nō
Middle Chinese: no
English meaning : wife and children
Comments: For *n- cf. Fuzhou, Jianou nu2.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0094 v-x
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: [*nā (/*-ŋ)]
Meaning: to bear, give birth
Comments: This OC word can be compared with various TB forms listed in STEDT under *naŋ 'give birth' (STEDT 152: Kaman, Guiqiong, Tujia), *naŋ 'brood' (STEDT 132: Tamang, Gurung) and *b-na 'bear a child' (STEDT 140-141: Naga, Manang, Thakali).
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