一切經音義 75.14

75.14

蟇子（馬巴反蝦蟇水蟲名也說文從虫莫聲或作蟆）。

Toad [蟇子] (pronounced *ma* + *ba* [má]. Xiama is the name of an aquatic creature. The *Shuowen* states: 'It takes "insect" [虫] as semantic classifier and has *mo* [莫] as phonetic component.' It is also written as 蟆).