栴檀
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (栴檀) |
栴 | 檀 | |
| alternative forms | 旃檀 | ||
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”), possibly via a Prakrit with syncope of the unstable final -a (see Bailey, 1946); cf. cognate in Tocharian B cantāṃ.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄢ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhantán
- Wade–Giles: chan1-tʻan2
- Yale: jān-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jantarn
- Palladius: чжаньтань (čžanʹtanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zin1 taan4
- Yale: jīn tàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzin1 taan4
- Guangdong Romanization: jin1 tan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːn⁵⁵ tʰaːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tsyen dan
Noun
栴檀
Synonyms
- (sandalwood): 檀香 (tánxiāng)
- (bead tree):
Dialectal synonyms of 楝 (“bead tree”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 栴 | 檀 |
| せん Hyōgaiji |
だん Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 栴 | 檀 |
Noun
- Hanja form? of 전단 (“(Buddhism) sandalwood”).