閻魔
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (閻魔) | 閻 | 魔 | |
| simp. (阎魔) | 阎 | 魔 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama, “Yama”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yánmó
- Wade–Giles: Yen2-mo2
- Yale: Yán-mwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanmo
- Palladius: Яньмо (Janʹmo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jim4 mo1
- Yale: yìhm mō
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim4 mo1
- Guangdong Romanization: yim4 mo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm²¹ mɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: yem ma
Proper noun
閻魔
- (～王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅 / 阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 閻 | 魔 |
| えん Hyōgai |
ま Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 閻魔 (MC yem ma), from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of 夜摩 (Yama).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (Buddhism): Enma, the Japanese name for Yama, the Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell).
Derived terms
References
Further reading
閻魔 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja- Enma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
