day; sky; heaven | |||
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trad. (夜摩天) | 夜摩 | 天 | |
simp. #(夜摩天) | 夜摩 | 天 |
Borrowed from Sanskrit याम (yāma) + Chinese 天 (tiān, “heaven”).
Rime | ||||
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Character | 夜 | 摩 | 摩 | 天 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 明 (4) | 明 (4) | 透 (6) |
Final (韻) | 麻 (100) | 戈 (95) | 戈 (95) | 先 (85) |
Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | Closed | Open |
Division (等) | III | I | I | IV |
Fanqie | 羊謝切 | 莫婆切 | 摸卧切 | 他前切 |
Baxter | yaeH | ma | maH | then |
Reconstructions | ||||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiaH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰen/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/jiaH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰen/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/iaH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰɛn/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jiaH/ | /mwa/ | /mwaH/ | /tʰɛn/ |
Li Rong |
/iaH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰen/ |
Wang Li |
/jĭaH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰien/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯aH/ | /muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /tʰien/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yè | mó | mò | tiān |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
je6 | mo4 | mo6 | tin1 |
夜摩天