尼拘律

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (尼拘律)		尼	拘	律
simp. #(尼拘律)		尼	拘	律

Etymology

From Sanskrit न्यग्रोध (nyagrodha).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níjūlǜ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níjūlǜ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níjyulyù
    • Wade–Giles: ni²-chü¹-lü⁴
    • Yale: ní-jyū-lyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nijiuliuh
    • Palladius: ницзюйлюй (niczjujljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: nrij kju lwit

Rime
Character	尼	拘	律
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	虞 (24)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	女夷切	舉朱切	呂卹切
Baxter	nrij	kju	lwit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳˠiɪ/	/kɨo/	/liuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳᵚi/	/kio/	/lʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/niɪ/	/kio/	/ljuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳji/	/kuə̆/	/lwit̚/
Li Rong	/nji/	/kio/	/liuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/ni/	/kĭu/	/lĭuĕt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ni/	/ki̯u/	/li̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ní	jū	lǜ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nei4	geoi1	leot6

Noun

尼拘律

1. banyan, Ficus benghalensis, formerly Ficus indica

   Synonyms: 孟加拉榕, 尼拘陀

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “尼拘律” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].