古貝

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (古貝)
simp. (古贝)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (1)
Final () (23) (25)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter kuX pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kuoX/ /pɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kuoX/ /pɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/koX/ /pɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɔX/ /pajH/
Li
Rong
/koX/ /pɑiH/
Wang
Li
/kuX/ /pɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kuoX/ /pɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gu2 bui3

Noun

古貝

  1. silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
  2. Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古貝):
  • Korean: 고패(古貝) (gopae)