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博羅

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Chinese

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extensive; ample; rich
extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble
 
to collect; to gather; to catch
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
 
trad. (博羅)
simp. (博罗)
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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (1) (37)
Final () (104) (94)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter pak la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pwɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʷɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/puɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pwak̚/ /la/
Li
Rong
/puɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li
/puɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pwɑk̚/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bo luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bok3 lo4

Etymology 1

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The first syllable, (MC pak), may be related to Proto-Tai *paːkᴰ (mouth) (whence Zhuang bak).

It is attested in Hanshu as the name of one of the six counties of the Nanhai Commandery (南海) during the Western Han. Compare 縛婁 (OC *baːɡs/baɡ ɡ·roː/ɡ·ro), the name of a state of the Baiyue mentioned by the Lüshi Chunqiu.

Proper noun

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博羅

  1. () Boluo (a county of Huizhou, Guangdong, China)

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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博羅

  1. (obsolete) taro

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Mongolian бор (bor), ᠪᠣᠷᠤ (boru).

Noun

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博羅

  1. (obsolete) dark grey