獼猴

See also: 猕猴

Chinese

macaque monkey
trad. (獼猴)
simp. (猕猴)

Etymology

May be cognate with 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”), 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 馬猴马猴 (mǎhóu, “macaque”).

Pronunciation


Noun

獼猴

  1. rhesus macaque (common species of monkey throughout southern Asia) (Classifier: )

Derived terms

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