三線
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三線 (sanshin): a three-stringed fretless lute with a snakeskin body
Chinese
| three | thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三線/三綫) | 三 | 線/綫 | |
| simp. (三线) | 三 | 线 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sansiàn
- Wade–Giles: san1-hsien4
- Yale: sān-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshiann
- Palladius: саньсянь (sanʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
三線
Coordinate terms
- 一線／一线 (yīxiàn), 二線／二线 (èrxiàn), 四線／四线 (sìxiàn), 五線／五线 (wǔxiàn), 六線／六线 (liùxiàn), 七線／七线 (qīxiàn), 八線／八线 (bāxiàn)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 線 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | irregular |
From Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a fretless plucked lute with three strings and a skin-covered body originally from Okinawa, the precursor to the shamisen
Descendants
- → English: sanshin
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 線 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
せん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
From 三 (san, “three”) + 線 (sen, “string”).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
Okinawan
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 線 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
From Mandarin 三弦 (sānxián, “sanxian”).
Pronunciation
Noun
三線 (sanshin)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
Further reading
- “サンシン” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
- “さんしん【三線】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “サンシン（さんしん）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
- “さんしん” in Okinawan Dialect - Japanese Dialects Dictionary - Goo Dictionary.
- “さんしん” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
- “三線” in Weblio Dictionary.