FROG  青蛙蛙

GREEN OR BROWN AQUATIC ANIMAL which has LONG LEGS AND CAN JUMP. [RANA]
TOAD
Hypernym
Old Chinese Criteria
1. General term for a frog is wā 蛙.

2. Měng 黽 is a specific term for one kind of a frog.

Modern Chinese Criteria
蛙

青蛙

田雞

蛤蟆

蟾蜍

蛤蟆

癩蛤蟆

疥蛤蟆

牛蛙

樹蛙

哈什螞

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

Words

蝦蟆  há má OC: ɡraa mraa MC: ɦɣɛ mɣɛ 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nnhomoioteleuthonkind of frog; toad
蛙  wā OC: qʷraa MC: ʔɣɛ 3 Attributions

General term for a frog is wā 蛙.

    Syntactic words
  • nfrog
螻蟈  lóu guō OC: ɡ-roo kʷrɯɯɡ MC: lu kɣɛk 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nnkind of small green frog
  • nnnonreferentialfrogs
蝦  xiā OC: qhraa MC: hɣɛ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nfrog
蟾  chán OC: ɡljam MC: dʑiɛm 1 Attribution

Chán 蟾 is a later term for a toad.

    Syntactic words
  • ntoad
科斗  kē dǒu OC: khool tooʔ MC: khʷɑ tu 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPtadpole, polliwog
鼃  wā MC: 'wea OC: qʷreeCH 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nfrogCH
丁  dīng OC: teeŋ MC: teŋ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • ntadpole (ZHUANG)
蜍  chú OC: ɡlja MC: dʑi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

Chú 蜍 is a later term for a toad.

    Syntactic words
蟈  guō OC: kʷrɯɯɡ MC: kɣɛk 0 Attributions

Guō 蟈 is a depreciative term for a frog.

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蟾  chán OC: ɡljam MC: dʑiɛm 0 Attributions

Chán 蟾 is a later word for a toad.

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黽  měng OC: mbreeŋʔ MC: mɣɛŋ 0 Attributions

Měng 黽 is a specific term for one kind of a frog.

    Syntactic words
  • ntoad
坐魚  zuò yú OC: sɡoolʔ ŋɡla MC: dzʷɑ ŋi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

Zuò yú 坐魚 is a later term for a frog.

    Syntactic words
屈造  qū zào OC: khlud skhuuɡs MC: khi̯ut tshɑu 0 Attributions

Qū zào 屈造 refers to a toad.

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戚施  qī shī OC: skhlɯɯwɡ lʰal MC: tshek ɕiɛ 0 Attributions

Qīshī 戚施 refers to toads, and the word has a contemptuous taste.

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田雞  tián jī OC: ɡ-liiŋ kee MC: den kei 0 Attributions

Tián jī 田雞 is a later term for a frog.

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蛤蟆  gé má OC: kloob mraa MC: kəp mɣɛ 0 Attributions

Háma 蛤蟆 is a general term for frogs and toads.

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蟾蜍  chán chú OC: ɡljam ɡlja MC: dʑiɛm dʑi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

Chán chú 蟾蜍 is a late colloquial term for a toad.

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長股  cháng gǔ OC: ɡrlaŋ kaaʔ MC: ɖi̯ɐŋ kuo̝ 0 Attributions

Cháng gǔ 長股 is a colloquial term for frogs and toads.

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Existing SW for

Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: