梵
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Translingual
Han character
梵 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木木竹弓戈 (DDHNI), four-corner 44217, composition ⿱林凡)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 531, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14888
- Dae Jaweon: page 919, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1210, character 5
- Unihan data for U+68B5
Chinese
| trad. | 梵 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 梵 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bloms, *bum) : semantic 林 (“forest”) + phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) – lush. Originally a variant form of 芃 (OC *boːŋ, *bum).
Etymology
As a word for transcribing Indic languages, the reading 梵 (MC bjomH) probably derives from Gandhari and transcribes the syllables such as bram̄(a), bra(m)m-, etc. (Bailey, 1946) in words like 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨸 (bram̄a, “Brahma”), 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa, “a brahmin”), and it appears in the classical Chinese lexicon in 梵天 (“Brahma, name of a deity”), 梵志 (“a person dedicated to religion”), 梵行 (“good, pure conduct”), etc. The sense for "Sanskrit" originally refers to its status as a religious language. In modern usage, it is also used to translate various terms in Hinduism, such as Brahman.
Pronunciation
Definitions
梵
- † lush; luxuriant
- (Hinduism) Brahman; the ultimate reality in the universe (concept in Hinduism)
- (figurative) quiet; peaceful; undisturbed
- of or pertaining to Buddhism; Buddhist
- of or pertaining to ancient India or the Sanskrit language; Indian
- (Buddhism) to chant sutras; to recite sutras
- (Buddhism) sound of sutra chanting
- a surname
Compounds
- 仙梵
- 作梵
- 午梵
- 四月梵
- 四梵
- 四梵天
- 大梵天
- 曉梵／晓梵
- 梵世
- 梵事
- 梵亞林／梵亚林
- 梵侶／梵侣
- 梵俗
- 梵偈
- 梵僧
- 梵像
- 梵冊／梵册
- 梵冊貝葉／梵册贝叶
- 梵刹
- 梵剎／梵刹
- 梵咒
- 梵唄／梵呗 (fànbài)
- 梵唱 (fànchàng)
- 梵啞鈴／梵哑铃 (fànyǎlíng)
- 梵土
- 梵坊
- 梵城
- 梵堂
- 梵塔
- 梵境
- 梵天 (fàntiān)
- 梵天王
- 梵夾／梵夹
- 梵婀玲 (fàn'ēlíng)
- 梵嫂
- 梵字
- 梵學／梵学
- 梵宇 (fànyǔ)
- 梵客
- 梵室
- 梵容
- 梵宮／梵宫
- 梵家
- 梵寂
- 梵居
- 梵屧
- 梵山
- 梵帙
- 梵帝
- 梵席
- 梵庋
- 梵心
- 梵志
- 梵我一如
- 梵摩天
- 梵教
- 梵文 (fànwén)
- 梵方
- 梵書／梵书
- 梵服
- 梵本 (fànběn)
- 梵林
- 梵梵
- 梵樓／梵楼
- 梵樂／梵乐
- 梵樹／梵树
- 梵殿
- 梵氏
- 梵法
- 梵王
- 梵王字
- 梵王宅
- 梵王宮／梵王宫
- 梵王家
- 梵王燈／梵王灯
- 梵界
- 梵皇 (Fànhuáng)
- 梵相
- 梵眾／梵众
- 梵眾天／梵众天
- 梵磬
- 梵神
- 梵秘
- 梵策
- 梵筵
- 梵筴／梵策
- 梵經／梵经
- 梵聲／梵声
- 梵花
- 梵莢／梵荚
- 梵蒂岡／梵蒂冈 (fàndìgāng)
- 梵行
- 梵行先生
- 梵表
- 梵衲
- 梵襟
- 梵言
- 梵語／梵语 (fànyǔ, “Sanskrit”)
- 梵誦／梵诵
- 梵譯／梵译 (fànyì)
- 梵谷 (fàngǔ)
- 梵貝／梵贝 (fànbèi)
- 梵蹟／梵迹
- 梵輔天／梵辅天
- 梵輪／梵轮
- 梵迹
- 梵道
- 梵部
- 梵釋／梵释
- 梵鈴／梵铃
- 梵鐘／梵钟
- 梵門／梵门
- 梵閣／梵阁
- 梵雲／梵云
- 梵音 (fànyīn)
- 梵響／梵响
- 梵館／梵馆
- 梵香
- 梵高 (fàngāo)
- 清梵
- 演梵
- 琳宮梵宇／琳宫梵宇
- 薄伽梵 (Bóqiéfàn)
- 螺髻梵志
- 讚梵／赞梵
- 貝梵／贝梵
- 釋梵／释梵
- 鍾梵／钟梵
- 鐘梵／钟梵
- 高梵
- 魚梵／鱼梵
References
- “梵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
Readings
Compounds
- 釈梵 (shakubon)
- 薄伽梵 (bagabon), 婆伽梵 (bagabon)
- 梵論 (boro)
- 梵論字 (boronji)
- 梵王 (bon'ō)
- 梵音 (bon'on)
- 梵我一如 (bongoichinyo)
- 梵学 (bongaku)
- 梵行 (bongyō)
- 梵宮 (bongū)
- 梵語 (bongo): Sanskrit
- 梵妻 (bonsai): Buddhist priest's wife
- 梵刹 (bonsatsu), 梵刹 (bonsetsu): temple
- 梵讃 (bonsan)
- 梵志 (bonshi)
- 梵字 (bonji)
- 梵書 (bonsho)
- 梵鐘 (bonshō)
- 梵砌 (bonzei)
- 梵僧 (bonsō)
- 梵天 (bonten)
- 梵唄 (bonbai)
- 梵文 (bonbun): Sanskrit text
- 梵網経 (bonmōkyō)
- 梵卵 (bonran): world egg
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 梵 |
| ぼん Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi |
Pronunciation
Noun
- Abbreviation of 梵語.
References
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
梵 • (beom) (hangeul 범, revised beom, McCune–Reischauer pŏm, Yale pem)
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Vietnamese
Han character
梵: Hán Nôm readings: phạn, phạm
- Brahma
- Sanskrit