摩羯

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (摩羯)
simp. #(摩羯)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (4) (4) (28)
Final () (95) (95) (67)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed Open
Division () I I III
Fanqie
Baxter ma maH kjot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kɨɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mwa/ /mwaH/ /kɨat̚/
Li
Rong
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Wang
Li
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kĭɐt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kɨ̯ɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mo4 mo6 git3

Proper noun

摩羯

  1. (Buddhism) makara
  2. Capricorn
    摩羯   Mójiézuò   Capricorn (constellation)

Noun

摩羯

  1. (historical) northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu
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