嚴
/jɛn³⁵/
ÇINCE → TR
Tanım
•strict; rigorous; rigid · solemn; majestic; stately; grave · urgent; pressing
Etimoloji
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋam): semantic 喦 (“talkative”) + phonetic 敢 (OC *klaːmʔ, “daring”) – the original script of 譀 (OC *qʰlaːms, *qʰraːms, *qʰraːb, “exaggerated and absurd words”). The meanings of “solemn” and “stern” may be a result of phonetic borrowing. Schuessler (2007) considers 嚴 (OC *ŋam) to be cognate with the following: * 巖 (OC *ŋraːm, “(of mountains) high; lofty”) * 儼…