DONKEY   

DOMESTIC ANIMAL [ASINUS]
ASSJACKASSJENNYMULEHINNYBURRO
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for the ass, not very commonly used in ancient China, was lu �驢. 2. Luó 騾 refers to the mule.
Modern Chinese Criteria
驢 驢子 毛驢 長耳公 公驢 叫驢 牡驢 母驢 草驢 牝驢 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • DOMESTIC ANIMAL　ANIMAL REARED IN OR NEAR HOMES. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.46

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.319

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    asinus 'ass, donkey' [m. o] (P1.+)

    Derivatives: asina 'she-ass' (Var.+), asellus 'ass, donkey' (Varro+), asinarius

    'connected with asses' (P1.+).

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 6.348

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.47.32

    ANESSE.BOURIQUE

    • Words (2 items)

    驢  lǘ OC: ɡ-ra MC: li̯ɤ 13 Attributions

    The standard word for the ass, not very commonly used in ancient China, was lǘ 驢.

      Syntactic words
    • ndonkey
    • nadVplaceon donkey-back
    • nderogatory'donkey' (used as insult)
    騾  luó OC: rool MC: lʷɑ 2 Attributions

    Luó 騾 refers to the mule.

      Syntactic words
    • nmule