阿干

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(阿干) 		阿 干

Etymology

Borrowed from the Xianbei language; see 哥 (gē) for more.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 阿 干
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 寒 (61)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 烏何切 古寒切
Baxter 'a kan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔa/ /kan/
Li
Rong 		/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Wang
Li 		/ɑ/ /kɑn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ē gān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		o1 gon1

Noun

阿干

  1. (historical) The word for “elder brother” used by the Xianbei people.
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