Talk:發毛

Etymology

 * Seems like folk etymology to me. What do you think? — justin(r)leung { (t...) 02:42, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems to be.
 * 《漢語方言大詞典》: ③ 長出霉斑，發霉. ㊀客話. 廣東從化呂田 [fat22 mɔ44]. ㊁粵語. 廣東廣州 [fat33 mou21-55]. 廣東番禺市橋 [fat33 mou31-55]、 從化 [fak23-33 mou22-55]、 佛山 [fat33 mou42-55]、 高明明城 [fat33 mou455]、 新會 [fat33 mbou23]、 台山 [fat33 buɔi22] (fat boy)、 恩平牛江 [fat33 mbou55].
 * 《實用廣州話分類詞典》: 發毛 faat3 mou4-1 發黴(黴絲如白色茸毛).
 * 《廣東俗語考》(1933): 物敗生白曰發殕.
 * 《粵音正讀》:發殕-1, 2, 3, 4 (last one is irrelevant).
 * 粵語正字: 殕.
 * Whether it is from 毛 or 殕 is hard to say for sure. 毛 for mold is common too (e.g. Mandarin 長毛), and the tone change mou4-1 is also found in many other compounds. 殕 seems more likely though as its use is more widespread - Mandarin (醭), Wu, Min, etc. Wyang (talk) 03:57, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I've updated the etymology based on this. Feel free to add to it as needed. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 05:21, 11 November 2016 (UTC)