jyu5 jyun4語源语源
Jyutpingjyu5 jyun4
Yaleyúh yùhn
Definition
Etymology; the origin and historical development of a word.
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How it's used
Academic discussions often use this term to trace the historical roots of vocabulary. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless the speaker is specifically interested in linguistics or historical philology. When talking about the origin of a word in a more general sense, people usually just ask 呢個字點嚟.
Examples
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
