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Chinese
Etymology
The Puranas divide ancient India into five regions: Pracya (Eastern India), Uttarapatha (Northern India), Aparanta (Western India), Dakshinapatha (Southern India) and Madhyadesha (Central India). 五天竺 (Wǔtiānzhú, literally “five Indias”) is thus a term for all of India.
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
五
|
天
|
竺
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
2/3
|
| Initial (聲)
|
疑 (31)
|
透 (6)
|
知 (9)
|
| Final (韻)
|
模 (23)
|
先 (85)
|
屋 (4)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
IV
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
疑古切
|
他前切
|
張六切
|
| Baxter
|
nguX
|
then
|
trjuwk
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ŋuoX/
|
/tʰen/
|
/ʈɨuk̚/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/ŋuoX/
|
/tʰen/
|
/ʈiuk̚/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/ŋoX/
|
/tʰɛn/
|
/ȶiuk̚/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ŋɔX/
|
/tʰɛn/
|
/ʈuwk̚/
|
Li
Rong
|
/ŋoX/
|
/tʰen/
|
/ȶiuk̚/
|
Wang
Li
|
/ŋuX/
|
/tʰien/
|
/ȶĭuk̚/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/ŋuoX/
|
/tʰien/
|
/ȶi̯uk̚/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
wǔ
|
tiān
|
zhu
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
ng5
|
tin1
|
zuk1
|
Proper noun
五天竺
- (historical) ancient India
Synonyms