叵羅
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (叵羅) | 叵 | 羅 | |
simp. (叵罗) | 叵 | 罗 | |
alternative forms | 頗羅/颇罗 破羅/破罗 不落 |
Etymology[edit]
A medieval loanword of Iranian origin. Yu (2012) cites Persian پدرود (padrôd, “bowl?”) and Sogdian [script needed] (patrōδ) as potential sources. Also compare Khotanese phalau (“flat dish; bowl”), Hindi प्याला (pyālā, “cup”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pǒluó
- Wade–Giles: pʻo3-lo2
- Yale: pwǒ-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pooluo
- Palladius: поло (polo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po2 lo4
- Yale: pó lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: po2 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: po2 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː³⁵ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: phaX la
Noun[edit]
叵羅
- (literary, historical) shallow, wide-mouthed drinking vessel from the Western Regions; (in general) alcohol cup