从“良”字探古代男女之间的昵称

Searching for Pet Names of Ancient Man and Woman from"Liang(良)

"良"是古代男女昵称用语,由此孳乳的"良人"亦是古代男女昵称用语。以"良"为语源繁衍出的"郎"、"娘",它们之间有对应关系,是一对古代男女昵称用语。"郎"是古代女子对心爱男子的昵称用语,这是人所共知的。"娘"是古代男子对心爱女子的昵称用语,这一点不但人所不知,而且诸多辞书也没有提及到,然而它却客观存在着。

Liang(良食)' is a pet name of ancient man and woman.'Liangren(良人)' which came from'Liang(良)' was also a pet name of ancient man and woman.'Lang(郎)' and'Niang(娘)'whose etymology were 'Liang(良)'have homologous relations beween them and were a couple of pet names of ancient man and woman. 'Lang' which everyone knows is a pet name of ancient woman calling her lover and husband.'Niang(娘)',a pet name of man calling his beloved woman,isn't not only known by people but also not mentioned in many dictionaries.However it exists there in fact.