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lei2
a word from vocabulary
Mandarin Chinese
by
Thekla Wiebusch
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Word form
lei2
Original script
雷
LWT meaning(s)
the thunder
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Zhou dynasty [22] (-1050–-476)
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General
Relative frequency
1. Very common
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
5. no evidence for borrowing
Comments
Schuessler 2007: 346: Minimal Old Chinese *rûi; „perhaps Sino-Tibetan ...“ etymology (quotes some onomatopoetic words for sounds)
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