於菟
Chinese
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname | dodder; cuscuta | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (於菟) | 於 | 菟 | |
| variant forms | 於䖘 烏䖘／乌䖘 | ||
Etymology
於 is a prefix to indicate respect for the dangerous animal; compare 老 (lǎo, “old; venerable”) in 老虎 (lǎohǔ, “tiger”) (Schuessler, 2007). Alternatively, it may reflect the k initial in the Mon-Khmer etymon (Norman and Mei, 1976).
菟 is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (“tiger”). Cognate with 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ, “tiger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
於菟
- (obsolete, ancient Chu dialect) tiger
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
| Classical Chinese | 虎, 李父, 李耳, 於菟, 伯都 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 虎 | |
| Taxonomic name | 虎 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老虎 |
| Taiwan | 老虎 | |
| Harbin | 老虎, 老虎媽子 | |
| Shenyang | 老虎 | |
| Hailar | 老虎, 山中王 | |
| Ulan Hot | 老虎, 山中王 | |
| Tongliao | 老虎 | |
| Chifeng | 老虎 | |
| Bayanhot | 老虎 | |
| Jinan | 老虎 | |
| Muping | 老虎 | |
| Luoyang | 老虎 | |
| Wanrong | 老虎 | |
| Xi'an | 老虎 | |
| Zhengzhou | 老虎 | |
| Xining | 老虎 | |
| Xuzhou | 老虎 | |
| Yinchuan | 老虎 | |
| Lanzhou | 老虎 | |
| Ürümqi | 老虎 | |
| Wuhan | 老虎 | |
| Huanggang | 老虎 | |
| Chengdu | 老虎, 大貓兒, 貓貓 | |
| Guiyang | 老虎 | |
| Guilin | 老虎 | |
| Liuzhou | 老虎 | |
| Kunming | 老虎 | |
| Yangzhou | 老虎 | |
| Nanjing | 老虎 | |
| Hefei | 老虎 | |
| Malaysia | 老虎 | |
| Singapore | 老虎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老虎 |
| Hong Kong | 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老虎 | |
| Foshan | 老虎 | |
| Shunde | 老虎 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老虎 | |
| Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) | 老虎 | |
| Taishan | 老虎 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 老虎 | |
| Dongguan | 老虎 | |
| Shaoguan | 老虎 | |
| Yunfu | 老虎 | |
| Yangjiang | 大蟲, 大貓, 老虎 | |
| Xinyi | 老虎 | |
| Lianjiang | 老虎 | |
| Nanning | 老虎 | |
| Wuzhou | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Yulin | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Hepu | 老虎, 大蟲 | |
| Danzhou | 老虎 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 老虎 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 老虎 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老虎 |
| Lichuan | 老虎 | |
| Pingxiang | 老虎 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老虎 |
| Luchuan | 大蟲 | |
| Yudu | 老虎 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老虎 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 老虎 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 老虎 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 老虎 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 老虎 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 虎, 老虎 | |
| Hong Kong | 老虎 | |
| Senai | 老虎 | |
| Singkawang | 老虎 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老虎 |
| Fuliang | 老虎 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老虎 |
| Pingyao | 老虎 | |
| Xinzhou | 老虎 | |
| Baochang | 老虎 | |
| Jining | 老虎 | |
| Hohhot | 老虎 | |
| Baotou | 老虎 | |
| Dongsheng | 老虎 | |
| Linhe | 老虎 | |
| Haibowan | 老虎 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 老虎 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 老虎 |
| Fuqing | 老虎 | |
| Matsu | 老虎 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 虎 |
| Quanzhou | 虎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 虎 | |
| Taipei | 虎 | |
| Kaohsiung | 虎 | |
| Tainan | 虎 | |
| Taichung | 虎 | |
| Wuqi | 虎 | |
| Hsinchu | 虎 | |
| Taitung | 虎 | |
| Lukang | 虎 | |
| Sanxia | 虎 | |
| Yilan | 虎 | |
| Kinmen | 虎 | |
| Magong | 虎 | |
| Penang | 老虎 | |
| Singapore | 虎, 老虎 | |
| Pingnan | 虎 | |
| Chaozhou | 老虎 | |
| Haifeng | 老虎 | |
| Johor Bahru | 老虎 | |
| Wenchang | 老虎 | |
| Haikou | 虎 | |
| Leizhou | 虎 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 老虎 |
| Pinghua | Nanning | 老虎 |
| Guilin | 老虎 | |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老虎 |
| Fuding | 老虎 | |
| Luoyuan | 老虎 | |
| Sanming | 老虎 | |
| Shunchang | 老虎 | |
| Hua'an | 老虎 | |
| Guixi | 老虎 | |
| Cangnan | 老虎 | |
| Jingning | 老虎 | |
| Lishui | 老虎 | |
| Longyou | 老虎 | |
| Chaozhou | 老虎 | |
| Fengshun | 老虎 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老虎 |
| Suzhou | 老虎 | |
| Wuxi | 老虎 | |
| Hangzhou | 老虎 | |
| Wenzhou | 老虎, 大貓 | |
| Chongming | 老虎 | |
| Danyang | 老虎 | |
| Jinhua | 老虎 | |
| Ningbo | 老虎 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老虎, 老蟲, 大蟲, 大貓, 爬山子 |
| Shuangfeng | 老蟲, 山貓兒 | |
| Loudi | 老蟲, 山貓子 | |
| Quanzhou | 老虎 | |