南天竺

Chinese

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 南 天 竺
Reading # 1/1 1/1 2/3
Initial (聲) 泥 (8) 透 (6) 知 (9)
Final (韻) 覃 (159) 先 (85) 屋 (4)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) I IV III
Fanqie 那含切 他前切 張六切
Baxter nom then trjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /nʌm/ /tʰen/ /ʈɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /nəm/ /tʰen/ /ʈiuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /nɒm/ /tʰɛn/ /ȶiuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /nəm/ /tʰɛn/ /ʈuwk̚/
Li
Rong		 /nᴀm/ /tʰen/ /ȶiuk̚/
Wang
Li		 /nɒm/ /tʰien/ /ȶĭuk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /năm/ /tʰien/ /ȶi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 nán tiān zhu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 naam4 tin1 zuk1

Etymology 1
the southern skies; the southern areas; Lingnan bamboo
trad. (南天竺) 南天 竺
simp. #(南天竺) 南天 竺
alternative forms 南天竹

Noun

南天竺

  1. nandina; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica)

Etymology 2
south India; Tianzhu Area
trad. (南天竺) 南 天竺
simp. #(南天竺) 南 天竺

Proper noun

南天竺

  1. (chiefly literary) South India
Synonyms
  • 南印度
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