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Tuesday, 9 June 2020 at 00:10
𗣔 [¹tu₁] 'stupid' is constructed from the left side of 𗪙 [¹mur₁] 'vulgar, stupid' and the right side of 𗛭 [¹tu₁] 'a kind of tree' (phonetic) {𗪙𘊱𗛭𗡼} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
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Tuesday, 9 June 2020 at 20:45
In extant texts 𗣔 [¹tu₁] is most commonly used as a transcription for Chinese dū 都 (and phonetically similar), such as:
𗖶𗣔𘄒 = 窣堵波 (stupa)
𘎫𗣔𗵫 = 計都星 (Ketu)
𗽞𗣔𗵒 = 天都金 (personal name)
𗓽𗭴𗣔𗇊 = 洛陽都亭
𗵆𗣔 = 成都
𘊇𗣔 = 上都