桫欏
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (桫欏) | 桫 | 欏 | |
| simp. (桫椤) | 桫 | 椤 | |
| alternative forms | 娑羅／娑罗 沙羅／沙罗 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शाल (śāla, “being in a house; enclosure; sal tree”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suōluó
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: suoluó
- Wade–Giles: so1-lo2
- Yale: swō-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoluo
- Palladius: соло (solo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: so1 lo4
- Yale: sō lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: so1 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: so1 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: sa la
Noun
桫欏
- (～樹) (Buddhism) sal tree; shala tree (Shorea robusta)
- spinulose tree fern (Cyathea spinulosa)
Usage notes
According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha was lying between a pair of sal trees when he passed away. The tree is thus a sacred tree in Buddhism and is planted at Buddhist religious sites. In Buddhist temples of China, it is often supplanted by the Chinese horse chestnut tree (Aesculus chinensis).
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桫 | 欏 |
| へご | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
Noun
- Cyathea spinulosa, a species of scaly fern tree
- synonym of 裏白 (urajiro, “Gleichenia japonica”)
- synonym of 小羊歯 (koshida, “Dicranopteris linearis”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).