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Chinese
Etymology
From Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala).
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
僧
|
伽
|
羅
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| Initial (聲)
|
心 (16)
|
群 (30)
|
來 (37)
|
| Final (韻)
|
登 (129)
|
戈 (96)
|
歌 (94)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
III
|
I
|
| Fanqie
|
蘇增切
|
求迦切
|
魯何切
|
| Baxter
|
song
|
gja
|
la
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/səŋ/
|
/ɡɨɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/səŋ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/səŋ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/səŋ/
|
/gɨa/
|
/la/
|
Li
Rong
|
/səŋ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Wang
Li
|
/səŋ/
|
/ɡǐɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/səŋ/
|
/gi̯ɑ/
|
/lɑ/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
sēng
|
qié
|
luó
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
sang1
|
ke4
|
lo4
|
Proper noun
僧伽羅
- Sinhala; (historical) Sri Lanka
Synonyms
- (historical name of Sri Lanka): 獅子國 / 狮子国 (Shīziguó)
Derived terms