一切經音義 82.66

82.66

Elderly (the upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 佶伊 [k- + -i = ki]. The Han Shi says: "耆 means great." The Erya says: "耆 means elder." The Liji says: "One who is sixty is called 耆." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Aged; composed of 老 with 旨 as phonetic." The lower character is pronounced with the fanqie 五葢 [ng- + -ai = ngai]. The Liji says: "One who is fifty is called 𦫿." The Erya says: "𦫿 means to nourish." The Fangyan says: "Between Qi and Lu, whenever an elder is honoured, they are called 𦫿." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Mugwort (artemisia); composed of 艸 with 艾 as phonetic." 佶 is pronounced 巨乙 [g- + -it = git]).