Contionary:鳥

Dan'a'yo

Fact Table
Swadesh	46
中	HSK/2
日	2
韓	中
SKIP	3/7/4
Radical	鳥

Alternative Forms

Hanmun: 촛 ; Latin: cou; unacceptable: 鸟

Pronunciation

(Dan'a'yo) IPA: /cow/

Originally (in MC) pronounced with a 't-' initial (compare 島 ("island")), but in many dialects changed to a “n-” initial to avoid homophony with 屌 ("penis"). The Japanese pronunciation was chosen because 'dau' was too full.

Noun

1. bird
   • Westerns should be careful not to use this word as a preposition. That effect can be achieved with syang'o/上於.