朅伽

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (朅伽)		朅	伽
simp. #(朅伽)		朅	伽
alternative forms		佉伽 朅誐／朅𰵮 渴伽

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros; sword”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qièqié

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qièqié
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciècié
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴-chʻieh²
    • Yale: chyè-chyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehchye
    • Palladius: цеце (cece)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khjet gja

Rime
Character	朅	伽
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	薛 (83)	戈 (96)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	丘竭切	求迦切
Baxter	khjet	gja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠiᴇt̚/	/ɡɨɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚiɛt̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiæt̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰiat̚/	/gɨa/
Li Rong	/kʰjɛt̚/	/ɡiɑ/
Wang Li	/kʰĭɛt̚/	/ɡǐɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰi̯ɛt̚/	/gi̯ɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qie	qié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hit3	ke4

Noun

朅伽

1. (rare) rhinoceros
2. (rare) sword

Usage notes

• Chiefly found in Buddhist texts.