daekmax
Zhuang
Etymology
From daek (“grasshopper”) + max (“horse”). Cognate with Bouyei dagtmax (“praying mantis”). Compare Chinese 天馬/天马 (tiānmǎ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /tak˥ ma˦˨/
- Tone numbers: daek7ma4
- Hyphenation: daek‧max
Noun
daekmax (old orthography dəkmaч)
- praying mantis
Synonyms
- (dialectal) daekanmax, daekyangj, duzmehgangzfouj, duznganxcaengh, duzyaeklwz, gangxmax, gangzmax, gyanghmax, maxlangzgangz, maxmiq