WAVE    波浪波

MOVING WATER RESEMBLING MOUNTAIN RIDGE.
BREAKERROLLERCOMBERBOOMERRIPPLEWHITE HORSEBOREBIG KAHUNA(WAVES) SWELLSURFFROTHBACKWASH
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for water in wave-movement is pō 波. 2. Tāo 濤 is a late word referring to large waves. 3. Lián 漣 and lún 淪 are rare words referring to small ripples in water. 4. Cháo 潮 refers to a flood of considerable dimensions without necessarily connoting high waves. NB: Làng 浪 is a post-Han general term for waves, and focusses specifically to the crest of waves. In pre-Buddhist times the word means "to flow along".
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GEOGRAPHY 12. 水波。 波，通稱。 瀾，大波。 濤，洶涌的大浪，比瀾更大。 淪，水的小波紋。 涇，直流的水波，用於流動的江河。
Modern Chinese Criteria
波浪 波 浪 浪頭 浪花 大浪 瀾 濤 怒濤 波濤 波瀾 洪波 激浪 銀山 驚濤駭浪 漣漪 漪瀾 鱗波 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • WATER　INTENSELY COMMON TRANSPARENT LIQUID LACKING TASTE which FILLS RIVERS AND the SEA. (anc: 6/0, child: 10)
  • LIQUID　SUBSTANCE which CAN FLOW. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.35

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    WAVE

    aqua refers to water as an element.

    unda refers to water in apparent self-movement.

    fluctus refers to billows of water as moved violently by external factors such as wind.

    fluentum refers to a single wave.

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 91

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 55

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 43

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 59

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 55

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 576

    波，浪，瀾，淪

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.394.353

    ONDES.FLOTS.VAGUES

    • Words (11 items)

    波浪  bō làng OC: paal ɡ-raaŋs MC: pʷɑ lɑŋ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPwave
    波  bō OC: paal MC: pʷɑ 4 Attributions

    The current general word for water in wave-movement is pō 波.

      Syntactic words
    • nwave as moving, surge of waves
    • nadVlike waves (of water)CH
    • nmpost-Nfigurativethe waters fo NCH
    • vibe characterised by waves
    招  zhāo OC: kljew MC: tɕiɛu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactwave
    • vtoNwave (one's hands) 招手
    • vtoNN=personwave to somebodyDS
    揮  huī OC: qhul MC: hɨi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwave to (or perhaps also: splash (someone) with water); wave something
    浪  làng OC: ɡ-raaŋs MC: lɑŋ 1 Attribution

    Làng 浪 is a post-Han general term for waves, and focusses specifically to the crest of waves. In pre-Buddhist times the word means "to flow along".

      Syntactic words
    • npost-BuddHanhist: wave
    瀾  lán OC: ɡ-raan MC: lɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nripples
    • nbiga big wave; note that same characters can be used to write the word for "ripple"
    淪  lún OC: ɡ-run MC: lʷin 0 Attributions

    Lián 漣 and lún 淪 are rare words referring to small ripples in water.

      Syntactic words
    • nripple, very small wave
    漣  lián OC: b-ren MC: liɛn 0 Attributions

    Lián 漣 and lún 淪 are rare words referring to small ripples in water.

      Syntactic words
    • nripple, very small wave
    潮  cháo OC: daw MC: ɖiɛu 0 Attributions

    Cháo 潮 refers to a flood of considerable dimensions without necessarily connoting high waves.

      Syntactic words
    • nflood
    濤  tāo OC: duu MC: dɑu 0 Attributions

    Tāo 濤 is a late word referring to large waves.

      Syntactic words
    • nlate: huge wave, billows created by strong storm
    矜  jīn MC: king OC: klɯŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwaveCH