尸羅

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (尸羅) 尸 羅
simp. (尸罗) 尸 罗
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Etymology

From Sanskrit शील (śīla).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 尸 羅
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 書 (26) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 脂 (15) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 式之切 魯何切
Baxter syij la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɕiɪ/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɕi/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɕjɪ/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɕi/ /la/
Li
Rong 		/ɕi/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li 		/ɕi/ /lɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɕi/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		shī luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		si1 lo4

Noun

尸羅

  1. (Buddhism) ethical regulations; precepts.
    Synonym: 戒 (jiè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尸羅):
  • → Japanese: 尸(し)羅(ら) (shira)
  • → Korean: 시라(尸羅) (sira)

Further reading

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