八哥

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (八哥)
simp. #(八哥)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ, parrot) (Luo, 1950).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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八哥

  1. (colloquial) myna bird (Acridotheres)
  2. (Jin) parrot

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dongxiang: bage