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China Terminology ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 77-78.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2018.05.016

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Research on the Naming Motivation of “tusun”

WANG Jie   

  • Received:2018-05-19 Online:2018-10-25 Published:2018-10-30

Abstract:

“tusun” is not a loanword. The naming motivation of “tusun” is not “a kind of lynxes prays on pikas”, but is “a kind of lynxes which are fat and small like hares”. The origin of the name “tusun” is the same as “masheli” and “yangsheli”.

Key words: tusun, tursun, morpheme, motivation

CLC Number:  (动物学)