妓

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Attested earliest in  and - period's literature (possible pronunciations *kɨe or *gɨeX); a hypohetical OC form would be *kre.

Apparently loaned from (ancient  in southern China). Compare 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬 & ), elsewhere in Mon-Khmer, *krih girl",  *kdri: "female". Alternatively,  relates this to, yet this may be folk etymology (ibid.).

Schuessler also points to other foreign words which meant "woman, girl" yet referred to women of low social standing in ancient China; e.g., (ibid.).

Definitions

 * 1)  female entertainer; female performer of song and dance
 * 2) prostitute

Kanji

 * 1) geisha; prostitute

Compounds

 * : female dancer
 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
 * : female dancer
 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
 * : female dancer
 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
 * : female dancer
 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
 * : female dancer
 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko
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 * : dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) female entertainer

Etymology
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