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  1. 1.(bound form) ladder; stairs

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  1. 1.ladder; steps; stairs (Classifier: 條/条 c; 堂 c; 支 mn; 張/张 mn-t)
  2. 2.ladder-shaped object
  3. 3.to climb
  4. 4.to lean against
  5. 5.escalator

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tʰiːl): semantic 木 (“wood, tree”) + phonetic 弟 (OC *diːlʔ, *diːls) – a wooden ladder. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-ləj (“bridge, ladder”); compare the first syllable of Burmese လှေကား (hleka:, “stairs, ladder”) (STEDT under PTB *s-l(a/e)y, Schuessler, 2007).

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