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A study on the vocabularies ‘the morpheme 東+another morpheme 某’ in the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions

  • The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
  • Abbr : JSLCKC
  • 2012, (28), pp.53-86
  • DOI : 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.003
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Published : February 28, 2012

Kyung Il Kim 1

1상명대학교

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to explore the cultural meaning in the vocabularies that consists of ‘the morpheme 東+another morpheme 某’. I have been researching the trace related to the ‘Dongyi(東夷)’, and in a previous article “A Study on the Word ‘Dongshi(東尸)’, the Origin of the Name ‘Dongyi(東夷)’ in the Oracle Bone Inscriptions of the Yin Dynasty”, I proved that the name ‘Dongshi(東尸)’ in Yin Oracle Bone Inscriptions was the origin of ‘Dongyi(東夷)’. During the research, I found that ‘the morpheme 東+another morpheme’ vocabularies are intimately linked with the record of ‘Dongyi(東夷)’, and is crucial to dig into the real history of ‘Dongyi(東夷)’. In this context, I collected ten ‘the morpheme 東+another morpheme 某’ vocabularies like ‘Dongtu(東土)’, ‘Dongfang(東方)’, ‘Dongbang(東邦)’, ‘Dongmu(東母)’, ‘Dongqin(東寢)’, ‘Dongshi(東室)’, ‘Dongbi(東鄙)’, ‘Dongdan(東單)’, ‘Dong*bei(東)’, ‘Dongwu(東巫)’ and analyzed them. ‘Dongtu(東土)’ means the east territory of Shang. In terms of usage, ‘Dongfang(東方)’ seems to be compared with ‘Dongtu(東土)’, but unlike ‘Dongtu(東土)’, it is used in the divine field. ‘Dongbang(東邦)’ is a name of a tribe located in ‘Dongtu(東土)’ area. ‘Dongmu(東母)’ is the maternal divinity. ‘Dongqin(東寢)’ is the place located in ‘Dongtu(東土)’ where the king of Shang performs sacrifices to the ancestors. ‘Dongshi(東室)’ is the royal place where the instruments are played, and the king of Shang performs sacrifices to the gods. ‘Dongbi(東鄙)’ is a group of village. ‘Dongdan(東單)’ seems to be a place related with the agriculture. ‘Dong*bei(東)’, the pronunciation of can not be sure, is the small effluent from Yellow river which is located in the east of Yellow river. ‘Dongwu(東巫)’ is the divine power which controls specially the East. These ten ‘the morpheme 東+another morpheme’ vocabularies will be valuable for exploring the ancient culture of ‘Dongyi(東夷)’ further.

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