一切經音義 77.91

77.91

Banners and yak-tail streamers (幢旄): The upper character is [read with the fanqie] 濁江. The lower character has the sound 毛. Gu Yewang says: 'All yak streamers (旄) are made from the tail of a yak. They are attached to the top of banners and flags. The back, knees, dewlap, and tail of the yak all bear long hair; their hair is sheared and put to use.' The Shuowen jiezi says it takes 㫃 as radical and 毛 as phonetic. In the register it is written with 巾 as 𫷀, which is incorrect.