邪馬臺
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See also: 邪馬台
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (邪馬臺/邪馬台) | 邪 | 馬 | 臺/台 | |
| simp. (邪马台) | 邪 | 马 | 台 | |
| alternative forms | 邪摩堆 夜麻登 耶麻騰／耶麻腾 | |||
Etymology
Schuessler (2014) reconstructs Eastern Han pronunciation *ja-maB-də̂.
Related to, or possibly borrowed from Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato2) or Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yémǎtái
- Wade–Giles: Yeh2-ma3-tʻai2
- Yale: Yé-mǎ-tái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yemaatair
- Palladius: Ематай (Jemataj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: yae maeX doj
Proper noun
邪馬臺
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 邪馬臺 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 邪馬臺, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |