舍利

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Bala

Etymology

Cognate with Manchu ᡧᡝᡵᡳ (šeri).

Noun

舍利 (sheli)

  1. spring; fountain

References

  • “The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica, volume 9, number 1, 2021, pages 173–191

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(舍利)
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, body).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (26) (26) (37)
Final () (100) (100) (15)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter syaeX syaeH lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /ljɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Li
Rong
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭaX/ /ɕĭaH/ /liH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯aX/ /ɕi̯aH/ /liH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shě shè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
se2 se3 lei6

Noun

舍利

  1. (Buddhism) śarīra (relics, especially pearl-like objects, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit शारि (śāri).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (26) (37)
Final () (100) (15)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter syaeH lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiaH/ /liɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiaH/ /liH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiaH/ /ljɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiaH/ /liH/
Li
Rong
/ɕiaH/ /liH/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭaH/ /liH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯aH/ /liH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
se3 lei6

Noun

舍利

  1. (Buddhism, archaic) name of a bird (probably the myna), said to inhabit the Pure Land

Proper noun

舍利

  1. (Buddhism) mother of Śāriputra (舍利弗), a chief male disciple of Gautama Buddha

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit शालि (śāli, rice), possibly influenced by Japanese (しゃ)() (shari, (grains of) rice). This etymology is commonly erroneously conflated with Etymology 1.

Pronunciation


Noun

舍利

  1. (, ) rice, especially in reference to a good variety of rice used in Japanese sushi

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Khitan .

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (26) (26) (37)
Final () (100) (100) (15)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter syaeX syaeH lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /ljɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Li
Rong
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭaX/ /ɕĭaH/ /liH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯aX/ /ɕi̯aH/ /liH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shě shè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
se2 se3 lei6

Noun

舍利

  1. (historical) Khitan military leader during the Liao dynasty

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (26) (26) (37)
Final () (100) (100) (15)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter syaeX syaeH lijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /ljɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Li
Rong
/ɕiaX/ /ɕiaH/ /liH/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭaX/ /ɕĭaH/ /liH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯aX/ /ɕi̯aH/ /liH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shě shè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
se2 se3 lei6

Proper noun

舍利

  1. a surname

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