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Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at 23:31

𘛒 [¹ngewr₁] 'confused, muddled' is constructed from the whole of 𗐴 [¹nu₄] 'ear' and the left side of 𗫸 [²iq₄] 'to repeat' {𗐴𘓳𗫸𘊱} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…



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Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at 23:35

The construction is not obvious. Perhaps it is referring to the confused sounds of people talking at the same time, so the words have to be repeated for the ear to hear (not a very convincing explanation I'm afraid!)



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