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Chinese
Etymology
From Sanskrit मगध (magadha, “Magadha, name of the country”), मागध (māgadha, adjective).
Pronunciation
Rime
|
Character
|
摩
|
揭
|
揭
|
陀
|
Reading #
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1/2
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2/6
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6/6
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1/1
|
Initial (聲)
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明 (4)
|
見 (28)
|
見 (28)
|
定 (7)
|
Final (韻)
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戈 (95)
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月 (67)
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薛 (83)
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歌 (94)
|
Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
|
Open
|
Open
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Division (等)
|
I
|
III
|
III
|
I
|
Fanqie
|
莫婆切
|
居謁切
|
居列切
|
徒河切
|
Baxter
|
ma
|
kjot
|
kjet
|
da
|
Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
|
/muɑ/
|
/kɨɐt̚/
|
/kˠiᴇt̚/
|
/dɑ/
|
Pan Wuyun
|
/muɑ/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
/kᵚiɛt̚/
|
/dɑ/
|
Shao Rongfen
|
/muɑ/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
/kiæt̚/
|
/dɑ/
|
Edwin Pulleyblank
|
/mwa/
|
/kɨat̚/
|
/kiat̚/
|
/da/
|
Li Rong
|
/muɑ/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
/kjɛt̚/
|
/dɑ/
|
Wang Li
|
/muɑ/
|
/kĭɐt̚/
|
/kĭɛt̚/
|
/dɑ/
|
Bernhard Karlgren
|
/muɑ/
|
/kɨ̯ɐt̚/
|
/ki̯ɛt̚/
|
/dʱɑ/
|
Expected Mandarin Reflex
|
mó
|
jie
|
jie
|
tuó
|
Expected Cantonese Reflex
|
mo4
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git3
|
git3
|
to4
|
Proper noun
摩揭陀
- (history) Magadha (a historical country in India)