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Chinese
Etymology
Pulleyblank (1966, pp. 22, 27) notices that the "old" suggestion based on the name of Greeks – cf. Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “Ionian”), Sanskrit यवन (yavana) – had been unsatisfactory, an observation also acknowledged by Yu (1998, p. 68); see references therein. Possible Indo-Iranian origin and cognacy with the Ancient Greek word-forms Τόχαροι (Tókharoi) or Τάχοροι (Tákhoroi) have been suggested; see etymologies thereof.
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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大
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宛
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Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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No.
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1939
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16284
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Phonetic component
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大
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夗
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Rime group
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祭
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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大
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鴛
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Old Chinese
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/*daːds/
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/*qon/
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Proper noun
大宛
- (historical) Dayuan (an ancient country in Central Asia)
Noun
大宛
- (literary) fine horse (from Dayuan)