豭

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Etymology

Originally a pictogram (象形) of a male pig with genitals visible. Compare 豕 (“pig”). In the current form, Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kraː): semantic 豕 (“pig”) + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ). Derivative: 家 (“home”). Wang (1982) relates this word to 羖 (OC *klaːʔ, “(black) ram”), 牯 (OC *kaːʔ, “male bovine”) and 麚 (OC *kraː, “stag”); thus, this word is likely a general word for “male animal”. However, Schuessler (2007) considers 牯 (OC *kaːʔ) to be a post-classical loanword from Austroasiatic, and 羖 (OC *klaːʔ) a cognate to 羯 (OC *kad, “wether”). See these entries for more. The common word for “pig” in most modern varieties of Chinese, 豬 (OC *ta), is likely a derivative. See there for more.

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