彌勒
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See also: 弥勒
Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (彌勒) | 彌 | 勒 | |
simp. (弥勒) | 弥 | 勒 |
Etymology[edit]
From a historical Prakrit in forms like *Metreka, due to alternation of -k- and -y- that can be found in Prakrit languages such as Gandhari and Ashokan Prakrit. Ji (1998v11) considers the most likely direct ancestor to be Tocharian A Metrak, which also gave rise to Tocharian B Maitrāk. Cf. Bactrian Μετραγα (Mētraga) (Karashima, 2010); connected to the Gandhari 𐨨𐨅𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨩 (metreya) and Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya). However, the frequently-cited form Maitreya is not a direct ancestor. Ji (ibid.) further finds the root of both the word and the religious figure in Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī, “goodwill; close union; friendship”) and related to मित्र (mitra, “Mitra”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
彌勒
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 彌勒 (“Maitreya; Laughing Buddha”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彌勒, 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 彌勒佛 |
Yangzhou | 彌陀, 笑佛, 彌勒佛 | |
Nanjing | 彌羅佛 | |
Singapore | 彌勒佛, 彌勒菩薩 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 彌勒佛 |
Gan | Nanchang | 彌勒佛 |
Hakka | Meixian | 摁肚伯公 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 彌勒佛, 彌提 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 肥勒, 肥勒爺 |
Quanzhou | 肥勒 | |
Zhangzhou | 肥勒, 肥勒佛, 阿肥勒佛仔 | |
Jieyang | 彌勒佛 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 和合菩薩 |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Korean: 미러 (Mireo, “Mile”)
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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彌 | 勒 |
Proper noun[edit]
彌勒 • (Mireuk or McCune-Reischauer: Mirŭk or Yale: Miluk) (hangeul 미륵)
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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彌 | 勒 |
Proper noun[edit]
彌勒
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