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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
摩
|
摩
|
羯
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
| Initial (聲)
|
明 (4)
|
明 (4)
|
見 (28)
|
| Final (韻)
|
戈 (95)
|
戈 (95)
|
月 (67)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Departing (H)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
I
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
莫婆切
|
摸卧切
|
居謁切
|
| Baxter
|
ma
|
maH
|
kjot
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kɨɐt̚/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/mwa/
|
/mwaH/
|
/kɨat̚/
|
Li
Rong
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kiɐt̚/
|
Wang
Li
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kĭɐt̚/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/kɨ̯ɐt̚/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
mó
|
mò
|
jie
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
mo4
|
mo6
|
git3
|
Proper noun
摩羯
- (Buddhism) makara
- Capricorn
- 摩羯座 ― Mójiézuò ― Capricorn (constellation)
Noun
摩羯
- (historical) northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu