沙翁

Chinese
 
granule; hoarse; raspy
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar
 elderly person
trad. (沙翁) 沙 翁
simp. #(沙翁) 沙 翁

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

沙翁

  1. a kind of doughnut

See also
  • 雙溪沙翁／双溪沙翁 (“Sungai Sayong”)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
沙 翁
しゃ
Grade: S		 おう
Grade: S
goon kan’on
Kanji in this term
沙 翁
さ
Grade: S		 おう
Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

沙 (clipping of a transcription of English Shakespeare, such as 沙比阿 (Shapia) or 沙吉比亜 (Shakipia)) +‎ 翁 (“old man”). Compare Mandarin 莎翁 (Shāwēng).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しゃ​おー [sháꜜòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠o̞ː]

Proper noun

沙(さ)翁(おう) • (Saō) ←さをう (sawou)? or 沙(しゃ)翁(おう) • (Shaō) ←しゃをう (syawou)?

  1. (literary, obsolete) William Shakespeare, English playwright
  • 杜(と)翁(おう) (Tōu)
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