焉耆
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (焉耆) | 焉 | 耆 | |
| simp. #(焉耆) | 焉 | 耆 | |
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Tocharian *Ārke-, name of the historical capital city of the Agneans, which gave rise to the endonym in Tocharian A Ārśi (Adams, 2013; see also Ji, 1998v4). First attested in the Book of Han. In Sanskrit sources, the city's name is conflated with अग्नि (agni, “fire”), which was likely unrelated.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yancí
- Wade–Giles: Yen1-chʻi2
- Yale: Yān-chí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianchyi
- Palladius: Яньци (Janʹci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1 kei4
- Yale: yīn kèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1 kei4
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1 kéi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'jen gjij
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔa|a rij/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qran ɡri/
Proper noun
焉耆
- (historical) Karasahr
- (～回族自治縣, ～縣) Yanqi Hui Autonomous County (a county of Xinjiang, China)