八哥

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (八哥) 八 哥
simp. #(八哥) 八 哥

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Noun

八哥

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

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Descendants

  • → Dongxiang: bage
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