僧伽
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (僧伽) |
僧 | 伽 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha, “collection, multitude, crowd, community, association”) or Pali sangha. (Dassanayake, 2021) Tibetan equivalent is དགེ་འདུན (dge 'dun).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄥ ㄑㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sengcié
- Wade–Giles: sêng1-chʻieh2
- Yale: sēng-chyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sengchye
- Palladius: сэнце (sɛnce)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common nonstandard variant)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sengjia
- Wade–Giles: sêng1-chia1
- Yale: sēng-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sengjia
- Palladius: сэнцзя (sɛnczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
僧伽
僧家
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zang1 ke4 / sang1 ke4
- Yale: jāng kèh / sāng kèh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzang1 ke4 / sang1 ke4
- Guangdong Romanization: zeng1 ké4 / seng1 ké4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɛː²¹/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɛː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: song gja
Noun
僧伽