大宛
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大宛) | 大 | 宛 | |
| simp. #(大宛) | 大 | 宛 | |
Etymology
Pulleyblank (1966, pp. 22, 27) notices that the "old" suggestion based on the name of Greeks – cf. Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “Ionian”), Sanskrit यवन (yavana) – had been unsatisfactory, an observation also acknowledged by Yu (1998, p. 68); see references therein. Possible Indo-Iranian origin and cognacy with the Ancient Greek word-forms Τόχαροι (Tókharoi) or Τάχοροι (Tákhoroi) have been suggested; see etymologies thereof.
Pronunciation
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