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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, “lord of alms”).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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檀
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越
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越
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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云 (35)
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匣 (33)
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Final (韻)
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寒 (61)
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月 (68)
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末 (64)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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I
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III
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I
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Fanqie
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徒干切
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王伐切
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戸括切
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Baxter
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dan
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hjwot
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hwat
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/dɑn/
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/ɦʉɐt̚/
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/ɦuɑt̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/dɑn/
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/ɦʷiɐt̚/
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/ɦʷɑt̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/dɑn/
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/ɣiuɐt̚/
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/ɣuɑt̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/dan/
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/ɦuat̚/
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/ɦwat̚/
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Li Rong
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/dɑn/
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/ɣiuɐt̚/
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/ɣuɑt̚/
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Wang Li
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/dɑn/
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/ɣĭwɐt̚/
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/ɣuɑt̚/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/dʱɑn/
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/i̯wɐt̚/
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/ɣuɑt̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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tán
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yuè
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huó
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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taan4
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jyut6
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wut6
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Noun
檀越
- (Buddhism) alms giver; benefactor; patron
Japanese
Etymology
From Old Japanese 檀越 (daniwoti) (万葉集 (Man'yōshū), 3847th poem), from Middle Chinese 檀越, from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, literally “lord of alms”). The earliest readings in Old Japanese were daniwoti and danawoti; danwotu was acquired later in Early Middle Japanese, with the more systematic adoption of Literary Chinese. The otsu changes to notsu as an instance of renjō (連声). See also 旦那 (danna).
Pronunciation
Noun
檀越 or 檀越 • (dan'otsu or dannotsu) ←だんをつ (dan'wotu)?
檀越 • (dan'ochi) ←だんをち (dan'woti)?
檀越 • (daniochi) ←だにをち (daniwoti)?
檀越 • (dan'etsu) ←だんゑつ (dan'wetu)?
- (Buddhism) a benefactor or a patron to a temple