phonetic map : 末 mo
goulnik
December 03, 2008, 01:35 PM posted in General Discussion
| mo | ||
| * 抹 mǒ to put on; apply; smear; brush off 抹粉 mǒfěn to apply powder make-up 打抹 dǎmǒ to wipe (shoes/etc.); drop a hint 改抹 gǎimǒ to white out (with correction fluid) |
末 mò tip; end; minor details; powder; dust 末梢 mòshāo tip; end 末了 mòliǎo finally; in the end 末行 mòxíng minor details 粉末 fěnmò powder |
* 抹 mò to plaster; bypass 抹灰 mòhuī to plaster 抹角 mòjiǎo to make a turn 抹腿 mòtuǐ v.o. break one's leg |
| 沫 mò foam; froth 泡沫 pàomò n. foam; froth; bubble 唾沫 tuòmo n. saliva; spittle |
秣 mò livestock feed 秣槽 mòcáo n. fodder trough |
* 袜 mò . 袜腹 mòfù stomacher |
| 茉 mò . 茉莉 mòli jasmine 莉花 mòlihuā ∼ |
靺 Mò . 靺鞨 Mòhé the Tungusic tribe |
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| ma | ||
| * 抹 mā to wipe; slip sth. off 抹脸 māliǎn to wipe one's face; become stern |
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| wa | ||
| * 袜 wà socks; stockings; hose 袜子 wàzi ∼ 长袜 chángwà stockings |
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changye
December 04, 2008, 02:51 AMAs I explained in the thread of "未" (wei), 末 (mo) and 袜 (wa4) also had the same consonant "m" in ancient times. The consonant change was caused by the vowel of "iua" located after the consonant "m". I guess that "iua" is not easy to pronounce (i.e. energy-consuming), which consequently caused the consonant change (from "m" to "v"/"w") to save energy when uttering, perhaps.
未 miuai > miuai > vui > uei (wei)
微 miuai > miuai > vui > uei (wei)
袜 miuat > miuat > vua > ua (wa)
妹 muai > muai > mui > mei
美 miei > mi > mui > mei
末 muat > muat > ma > mo
goulnik
December 03, 2008, 01:32 PM末 (mo) should not to be confused with 未 (wei)