釋迦

See also: 釈迦 and 释迦

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (釋迦) 釋 迦
simp. (释迦) 释 迦

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शाक्य (Śākya).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 釋 迦
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 書 (26) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 清 (123) 戈 (96)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 施隻切 居伽切
Baxter syek kja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɕiᴇk̚/ /kɨɑ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɕiɛk̚/ /kiɑ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɕiæk̚/ /kiɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɕiajk̚/ /kɨa/
Li
Rong		 /ɕiɛk̚/ /kiɑ/
Wang
Li		 /ɕĭɛk̚/ /kǐɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɕi̯ɛk̚/ /ki̯ɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 shi jiē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 sik1 ge1

Proper noun

釋迦

  1. (～族) (historical, Buddhism) Shakya (a clan originating from the Indian subcontinent)
  2. (Buddhism) Short for 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní, “Śakyamuni Buddha”).

Noun

釋迦

  1. (chiefly Taiwan and Southern Min) Short for 釋迦果／释迦果 (shìjiāguǒ, “sugar apple”).

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 番荔枝 (“sugar apple”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Taxonomic name 番荔枝
Mandarin Taiwan 釋迦, 釋迦果
Singapore 釋迦
Cantonese Guangzhou 番荔枝, 番鬼荔枝, 番鬼佬荔枝
Hong Kong 番荔枝, 番鬼荔枝, 番鬼佬荔枝, 番枝
Dongguan 番鬼荔枝
Hakka Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 番鬼荔枝
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 釋迦
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 釋迦, 沙梨
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 釋迦
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 牛心梨, 柅仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 釋迦
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 佛果, 釋迦
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 釋迦
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 佛果, 釋迦
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 釋迦
Southern Min Xiamen 番仔荔枝, 釋迦
Zhangzhou 番仔荔枝, 釋迦
Zhao'an 林檎
Taipei 釋迦
New Taipei (Sanxia) 釋迦
Kaohsiung 釋迦
Yilan 釋迦
Changhua (Lukang) 釋迦
Taichung 釋迦
Tainan 釋迦
Hsinchu 釋迦
Kinmen 釋迦
Penghu (Magong) 釋迦
Penang (Hokkien) nona
Singapore (Hokkien) 林檎
Manila (Hokkien) 釋迦
Chaozhou 林檎
Raoping 林檎
Shantou 林檎
Shantou (Chenghai) 林檎
Nan'ao (Houzhai) 林檎
Nan'ao (Yun'ao) 林檎
Singapore (Teochew) 林檎

Derived terms
  • 奇美釋迦／奇美释迦
  • 旺來釋迦／旺来释迦
  • 蜜釋迦／蜜释迦
  • 鳳梨釋迦／凤梨释迦 (fènglí shìjiā)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
釋 迦
しゃく > しゃ
Hyōgaiji		 か
Jinmeiyō
irregular kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 釋迦 – see the following entry.
【釈迦しゃか】
[proper noun] (Buddhism) Clipping of 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni): Sakyamuni
[proper noun] (historical) Short for 釈迦族 (Shaka-zoku): an ancient north Indian tribe to which Sakyamuni once belonged
[noun] (theater) a gold-lacquered Noh mask used to depict the Buddha
(This term, 釋迦, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 釋迦 (MC syek kja), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शाक्य (Śākya)

Proper noun

釋迦 (Shaka) (kana しゃか)

  1. (Buddhism) Śakyamuni
    • c. 753, Bussokuseki no Uta (Yakushi-ji Buddha Footprint Poems), poem 9
      舎加乃美阿止伊波爾宇都志於伎宇夜麻比弖乃知乃保止氣爾由豆利麻都良牟佐佐義麻宇佐牟
      Shaka no2 mi1-ato2 ipa ni utusi-oki1 uyamapi1te no2ti no2 poto2ke2 ni yuduri-maturamu sasage-mausamu
      Śakya’s holy footprints which I inscribe copies on rock and revere, to the future Buddha I bequeath and dedicate, I humbly consecrate!

Usage notes

Some dictionaries erroneously have entries read as さか (Saka), assuming lack of palatalization sounds in other Old Japanese literature. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Descendants
  • Japanese: 釈迦 (Shaka)
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