印特伽

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (印特伽)		印	特	伽
simp. #(印特伽)		印	特	伽

Etymology

An old name for "India", possibly from a Kuchean source.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yìntèjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yìntèjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yìntèjia
    • Wade–Giles: Yin⁴-tʻê⁴-chia¹
    • Yale: Yìn-tè-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yinntehjia
    • Palladius: Иньтэцзя (Inʹtɛczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jinH dok gja

Rime
Character	印	特	伽
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	定 (7)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	德 (131)	戈 (96)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	III
Fanqie	於刃切	徒得切	求迦切
Baxter	'jinH	dok	gja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪnH/	/dək̚/	/ɡɨɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔinH/	/dək̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjenH/	/dək̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔinH/	/dək̚/	/gɨa/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕnH/	/dək̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Wang Li	/ĭĕnH/	/dək̚/	/ɡǐɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕnH/	/dʱək̚/	/gi̯ɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yìn	dé	qié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan3	dak6	ke4

Proper noun

印特伽

1. (obsolete) India

   • 如天竺經律傳到龜茲，龜茲不解天竺語，呼天竺為印特伽國者，因而譯之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     如天竺经律传到龟兹，龟兹不解天竺语，呼天竺为印特伽国者，因而译之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Song Biographies of Eminent Monks

     Rú tiānzhú jīnglǜ chuán dào Qiūzī, Qiūzī bùjiě tiānzhúyǔ, hū tiānzhú wèi yìntègā guó zhě, yīn ér yì zhī. [Pinyin]

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