首陀羅

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (首陀羅)
simp. (首陀罗)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1 1/1
Initial () (26) (7) (37)
Final () (136) (94) (94)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III I I
Fanqie
Baxter syuwH da la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕɨuH/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiuH/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕiəuH/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕuwH/ /da/ /la/
Li
Rong
/ɕiuH/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭəuH/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯ə̯uH/ /dʱɑ/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shòu tuó luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sau3 to4 lo4

Noun

首陀羅

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Shudra (one of the four castes of the varna system)