摩訶
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Chinese
[edit]phonetic | |||
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trad. (摩訶) | 摩 | 訶 | |
simp. (摩诃) | 摩 | 诃 | |
alternative forms | 莫訶/莫诃 摩醯 |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), itself the combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: móhe
- Wade–Giles: mo2-ho1
- Yale: mwó-hē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohe
- Palladius: мохэ (moxɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mo1 ho1
- Yale: mō hō
- Cantonese Pinyin: mo1 ho1
- Guangdong Romanization: mo1 ho1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔː⁵⁵ hɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: ma xa
Adjective
[edit]摩訶
Derived terms
[edit]- 摩訶婆羅多/摩诃婆罗多 (Móhēpóluóduō)
- 摩訶羅/摩诃罗
- 摩訶般若波羅蜜多心經/摩诃般若波罗蜜多心经 (Móhē Bōrě Bōluómìduō Xīnjīng)
- 摩訶薩埵/摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ)
- 摩訶衍/摩诃衍 (Móhēyǎn)
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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摩 | 訶 |
ま Grade: S |
か Hyōgai |
on'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Chinese 摩訶 (MC ma xa), in turn a borrowing from Sanskrit महा (mahā),[1][2] itself the combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”).
First cited in Japanese to the 824 Buddhist text 大日経開題 (Dainichikyō Kaidai), a commentary written by 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi, also known as Kūkai) on the 大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経 (Dai Birushana Jōbutsu Jinben Kaji Kyō, “Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [from 824] (Buddhism) something great, something excellent (used as an epithet with regard to people or things)
Derived terms
[edit]- 摩訶不思議 (maka fushigi, “mysterious, profound mystery”)
Prefix
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経 (Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”)
- 摩訶毘盧遮那 (Makabirushana, “Mahāvairocana”)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “摩訶”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “摩訶”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
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摩 | 訶 |
Noun
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