嵯峨
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Chinese
| lofty (as of mountain) | lofty; name of a mountain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嵯峨) | 嵯 | 峨 | |
| simp. #(嵯峨) | 嵯 | 峨 | |
| alternative forms | 嵳峩 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˊ ㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuó-é
- Wade–Giles: tsʻo2-o2
- Yale: tswó-é
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tswoer
- Palladius: цоэ (coe)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: co1 ngo4
- Yale: chō ngòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tso1 ngo4
- Guangdong Romanization: co1 ngo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dza nga
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*zlaːl ŋaːl/
Adjective
嵯峨
- (literary, ideophonic) high and steep; precipitous
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 嵯 | 峨 |
| さ Jinmeiyō |
が Jinmeiyō |
Etymology
a surname derived from a place name in Kyoto. [1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
嵯峨 • (saga) †-tari (adnominal 嵯峨とした (saga to shita) or 嵯峨たる (saga taru), adverbial 嵯峨と (saga to) or 嵯峨として (saga to shite))
Proper noun
References
- ^ “嵯峨の由来、語源、分布 [Etymology and distribution of Saga]”, in 日本姓氏語源辞典・人名力 [The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary] (in Japanese), 2021 May 11 (last accessed)
- ^ “嵯峨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006