奶菇
Chinese
[edit]breast; lady; milk | mushroom | ||
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trad. (奶菇) | 奶 | 菇 | |
simp. #(奶菇) | 奶 | 菇 | |
alternative forms | 奶姑 乳菇 乳姑 |
Etymology
[edit]Bauer (1987) suggests that the suffix 菇 is derived from an Austro–Tai word for “head” (compare Thai หัว (hǔua), Zhuang gyaeuj, Bouyei jauc, Hlai ghwous); also compare Cantonese 哥 in 膝頭哥/膝头哥 (“knee”), 鼻哥 (“nose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]奶菇