arbborqie n.uncle; father's fourth-to-oldest brother; fourth-to-oldest paternal uncle; mother's fourth-to-oldest brother-in-law; fourth-to-oldest maternal uncle (affinal)四叔/sì shū/1. arbborqie ~ arbborqieqie.There are five levels for the term paternal 'uncle' (or maternal uncle (affinal)). If a person actually has five paternal uncles, the youngest uncle is /arbbordaellael/; the next one or second one going up in age is: arbbor(qie)qie/; the third one going up in age is: /arbbor(bbaex)bbaex/; the fourth one going up in age is: /arbbor(leix)leix/; the fifth one going up in age, i.e. the oldest maternal uncle is: /arbbor(mar)mar/.Compare 另见arbborqieqiearbborqie ʔa²¹bo²¹-tʃʰʲɛ³³

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *