| sack; tube for blowing fire | humpback | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (橐駝) | 橐 | 駝 | |
| simp. (橐驼) | 橐 | 驼 | |
| alternative forms | 橐駞 橐它 橐他 橐佗 | ||
Schuessler (2014) reconstructs its pronunciation around 59 BCE as *thâk-lâi > *tʰɑk-dɑi.
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 橐 | 駝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (103) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 他各切 | 徒河切 |
| Baxter | thak | da |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/tʰak̚/ | /da/ |
| Li Rong |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dɑ/ |
| Wang Li |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dɑ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/tʰɑk̚/ | /dʱɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
tuo | tuó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
tok3 | to4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 橐 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
tuó |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ thak › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tʰˁak/ |
| English | sack; bellows |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 橐 | 駝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11459 | 12214 |
| Phonetic component |
石 | 它 |
| Rime group |
鐸 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
託 | 駝 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tʰaːɡ/ | /*l'aːl/ |