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Translingual
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Interjection
[edit][middle finger]
Usage notes
[edit]- In English, the gesture is commonly called the finger or the bird.
See also
[edit]Japanese Sign Language
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Syllable
[edit]π£
- Fingerspelling of the hiragana syllable γ (se)
Other usage
[edit]This sign is also the base handshape for "brother" in related words, arising from the Japanese practice of assigning each finger a name based on a family member in a hierarchical manner for children (from thumb to pinky: father, mother, brother, sister, baby). The middle finger is thus γε γγζ (onii-san yubi), the "brother finger". As with other JSL kinship signs, moved up to denote an elder brother and down to denote a younger brother.
References
[edit]- Aspects of number and kinship terms in Japanese Sign Language, Semantic Fields in Sign Languages, p. 320-322, De Gruyter Mouton 2016