Where does “鴨る” come from?
鴨る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鴨, from Japanese 家鴨, from Middle Chinese かおう.
鴨る (Japanese): “to make a duck of someone”: to skillfully or...
Definitions
- “to make a duck of someone”: to skillfully or...
Ancestry of “鴨る”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 鴨 | a duck; a mark or easy target for a swindle,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 家鴨 | a domestic duck; a woman who is short and has a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | かおう | — |