木克

Bala

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *mū. Cognate with Manchu ᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke), Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /⁠muke⁠/).

Noun

木克 (muke)

  1. water

References

  • “The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 9, number 1, 2021, pages 173–191

Chinese

tree; wood
gram; subdue; to restrain
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome
 
simp. and trad.
(木克)

Pronunciation


  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 8moq-kheq
      • MiniDict: moh kheh
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5moq-kheq
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹¹ kʰəʔ²³/

Noun

木克

  1. (Wu, slang) male hooligan; male scumbag

Synonyms