DUMB    啞

LACK of ABILITY to HEAR.
MUTESPEECHLESSTONGUE-TIEDSILENTAT A LOSS FOR WORDSTACITURNUNCOMMUNICATIVEUNTALKATIVETIGHT-LIPPEDCLOSE-MOUTHEDINFORMAL MUM
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for phenomena of dumbness of any kind, lasting or not, is yīn 喑／瘖 2. Yǎ 啞 (also written with the illness radical in SJ) is a later word for the same thing, current from Han times.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 HUMAN BODY 6. 發聲異常。 瘖（喑、闇），多因疾病暫不能發聲。 啞，漢以後表因生理缺陷或疾病而不能說話或發音困難，至近代逐漸代替了 “ 喑 ” 。 喝、沙，均表示聲音嘶啞：嘶重在表示聲音的破散不清揚，喝重在語音的低微，沙重在聲音又細又破散。
Modern Chinese Criteria
啞 喑 喑啞 沙啞 倒 失音 倒嗓 倒倉 嘶啞 嗓音失潤 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH
Antonym
  • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
See also
  • DEAFLACK the ABILITY to HEAR.
Hypernym
  • ILLNESS　TYPICALLY TEMPORARY DEFECT of the BODY OR MIND of HUMANS OR of the BODY of ANIMALS. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • DEFECT　BAD FEATURE in something GOOD OR LACK of a DESIRED GOOD FEATURE. (anc: 4/0, child: 2)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.96

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 757

    • Words (5 items)

    瘖  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim
    喑  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 7 Attributions

    The general term for phenomena of dumbness of any kind, lasting or not, is yīn 喑／瘖

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 聾/DEAF The general word for deafness of any kind, congenital or not, is lóng 聾 (ant. tīng 聽 "able to hear").

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe dumb; those who are dumb
    • vibe dumb; MO: be physically unable to speak
    • vichangebecome dumb
    啞  yǎ OC: qraaʔ MC: ʔɣɛ 2 Attributions

    Yǎ 啞(also written with the illness radical in SJ) is a later word for the same thing, current from Han times.

      Word relations
    • Inconsist: 語/SPEAK Yǔ 語 is to say something as part of typically informal conversation. Contrast yù 語 "tell, inform" in REPORT.
    • Assoc: 喑/DUMB The general term for phenomena of dumbness of any kind, lasting or not, is yīn 喑／瘖

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe dumb; those who are dumb
    • vidumb, mute
    喑  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 2 Attributions

    The general term for phenomena of dumbness of any kind, lasting or not, is yīn 喑／瘖

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 啞/DUMB Yǎ 啞(also written with the illness radical in SJ) is a later word for the same thing, current from Han times.

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe dumb; those who are dumb
    嗄  shà OC: sqraas MC: ʂɣɛ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Result: 嚎號 / 號/SHOUT Háo 號 refers specifically to shouting as an expression of grief or as part of a public announcement.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangebecome hoarse; loose one's voice
    瘖啞  yīn yǎ OC: qrɯm qraaʔ MC: ʔim ʔɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe dumb