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Chinese
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Brahma; Sanskrit
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speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
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trad. (梵語)
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梵
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語
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simp. (梵语)
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梵
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语
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Etymology
From 梵 (fàn) (an abbreviation of 梵天 (Fàntiān), 梵凈/梵净, 梵摩, etc., ultimately from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman)) and 語/语 (yǔ, “language”).
Pronunciation
Noun
梵語
- Sanskrit
- Synonym: 梵文 (fànwén)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
梵語 • (bongo)
- Sanskrit language (abbr. 梵)
Synonyms
- サンスクリット (sansukuritto) (non-Buddhist contexts)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
梵語 • (beomeo) (hangeul 범어)
- hanja form? of 범어 (“Sanskrit”)
Vietnamese
Noun
梵語
- chữ Hán form of Phạn ngữ (“Sanskrit”).