密陀僧

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Chinese

monk
simp. and trad.
(密陀僧)
密陀
alternative forms 蜜陀僧
沒多僧没多僧
彌陀僧弥陀僧
蜜陀曾

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مردار سنگ (mordâr-sang, dross of lead; protoxide of lead; litharge), compound of مردار (mordâr, dead, unclean, impure) and سنگ (sang, stone).

Compare Urdu مرداسنگ (murdā-sang) (colloquial), Urdu مردارسنگ (murdār-sang, litharge), Hindi मुरदासंख (murdāsaṅkh, litharge; yellow pigment), Sanskrit मोदारशृङ्ग (modāraśṛṅga, litharge).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (4) (7) (16)
Final () (49) (94) (129)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III I I
Fanqie
Baxter mit da song
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mˠiɪt̚/ /dɑ/ /səŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/mᵚit̚/ /dɑ/ /səŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/miet̚/ /dɑ/ /səŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mjit̚/ /da/ /səŋ/
Li
Rong
/mjĕt̚/ /dɑ/ /səŋ/
Wang
Li
/mĭĕt̚/ /dɑ/ /səŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mi̯ĕt̚/ /dʱɑ/ /səŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tuó sēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mat6 to4 sang1

Noun

密陀僧

  1. (mineralogy, traditional Chinese medicine) litharge; lithargyrum; lead monoxide

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (密陀僧):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みつ
Grade: 6

Jinmeiyō
そう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
密陀僧 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(みつ)()(そう) (mitsudasō

  1. litharge, lead monoxide

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

密陀僧 (miltaseung) (hangeul 밀타승)

  1. hanja form? of 밀타승 (litharge)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

密陀僧

  1. chữ Hán form of mật đà tăng (litharge).