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yuán
  1. 1.variant of 猿[yuán]
yuán
  1. 1.ape
yuán
  1. 1.variant of 猿[yuán]

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  1. 1.ape

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɢʷan): semantic 犭 + phonetic 袁 (OC *ɢʷan). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/g-woj-n (“monkey”). Alternatively, the root may be Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (“monkey”) (Schuessler, 2007); compare also Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaɲ ~ kwaaɲʔ.

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