Chinese

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (river, valley, gorge) borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuŋ, ruəŋ, *ruŋ (river).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

ruuŋ, ruəŋ, *ruŋ

Gloss

river

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Kanji

川, 河

Emoji
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