瑜伽

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (瑜伽) 瑜 伽
simp. #(瑜伽) 瑜 伽
alternative forms 瑜珈
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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga) .

Pronunciation

Note: ió-gà - neologism, via English.
Rime
Character 瑜 伽
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 以 (36) 群 (30)
Final (韻) 虞 (24) 戈 (96)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 羊朱切 求迦切
Baxter yu gja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/jɨo/ /ɡɨɑ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/jio/ /ɡiɑ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/io/ /ɡiɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/juə̆/ /gɨa/
Li
Rong 		/io/ /ɡiɑ/
Wang
Li 		/jĭu/ /ɡǐɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯u/ /gi̯ɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yú qié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jyu4 ke4

Noun

瑜伽

  1. yoga (physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline)
    練瑜伽／练瑜伽  ―  liàn yújiā  ―  to practise yoga

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (瑜伽):
  • → Japanese: 瑜伽(ゆが) (yuga)
  • → Korean: 유가(瑜伽) (yuga)
  • → Vietnamese: du già (瑜伽)

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑜 伽
ゆ
Hyōgai 		が
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 瑜伽 (jɨo ɡɨɑ), from Sanskrit योग (yoga). Doublet of ヨーガ (yōga) and ヨガ (yoga).

Pronunciation

Noun

瑜(ゆ)伽(が) • (yuga) 

  1. yoga

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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