摘要

本文主旨在於說明客語動詞犀刂之本字為犀（屖）而非治，並從形音義及詞彙作說明，全文分為五大部分。

一、前言。

二、治字意義探索：說明治字的語根「台」並無殺義，治魚亦非殺魚，治豬、治狗之治，皆為醫治之治。

三、殺義動詞 ts， ï 5 / t∫，i5 之本字為屖、犀刂等字之探討：說明遲與犀是同源字，其本字是屖，屖、犀、陵遲皆有殺人之義。

四、夷、弟亦為殺義動詞之本字：說明「刣」字乃一民間俗字，可能是剃字之誤。

五、結論：說明考證客語本字也是研究客家文化的方法之一。犀刂之本字可追溯至甲骨文，源遠流長，不宜作治。

This paper intends to expound that the original word for the verb “killing” in Hakka language is actually 「犀」（屖）instead of 「治」, by examining their shapes, phonics, definition and lexeme. The five parts in this paper are as follows:

I.) Preface

II.) Studying the meaning of the word「治」: stating the root of 「治」-「台」has no meaning of “killing”. Therefore「治-fish」is not“killing fish”, the 「治」 from 「治 -pig 」、「治 -dog 」 , all means ”curing”.

III.) Studying the original word for the verb “kill” ts， ï 5 / t∫，i5 is「屖」or「犀刂」：stating「遲」and「犀」are from the same source,the original words「屖」，「屖」、「犀」、「陵遲」all have the meaning of killing.

IV.)「夷」、「弟」are also the original words of “killing”: stating the word「刣」is a slang, possibly a misuse of the word「剃」.

V.) Conclusion: stating research on original Hakka words is also a way to study Hakka culture. The word「犀刂」can be traced all the way to the ancient Chinese inscriptions on tortoise shells. The usage is long standing and well established. The word「治」definitely cannot be used for “killing”.

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