邪馬台
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Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 邪馬台 – see 邪馬臺 (“Yamatai”). (This term is a variant form of 邪馬臺). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 邪 | 馬 | 台 |
| や Grade: S |
ま Grade: 2 |
たい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 邪馬臺 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 邪馬台 (MC *yae maeX doj), which appeared in Chinese records, particularly the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), wherein 邪馬臺 (possibly pronounced *ja-maB-də̂ in Eastern Han Chinese[1]) transliterated Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato2), from Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
Usually pronounced with a plosive, as Yabatai. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proper noun
邪馬台 or 邪馬台 • (Yamatai or Yabatai)
- (historical) Short for 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku): Yamatai
See also
References
- ^ Schuessler, Axel (2014). "Phonological Notes on Hàn Period Transcriptions of Foreign Names and Words" in Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Dialect, Phonology, Transcription and Text. Series: Language and Linguistics Monograph Series. 53 Ed. VanNess Simmons, Richard & Van Auken, Newell Ann. Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. p. 255, 286