Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ (“Holy Spirit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Rime
|
Character
|
盧
|
訶
|
寧
|
俱
|
沙
|
沙
|
Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
Initial (聲)
|
來 (37)
|
曉 (32)
|
泥 (8)
|
見 (28)
|
生 (21)
|
生 (21)
|
Final (韻)
|
模 (23)
|
歌 (94)
|
青 (125)
|
虞 (24)
|
麻 (98)
|
麻 (98)
|
Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Departing (H)
|
Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
|
Division (等)
|
I
|
I
|
IV
|
III
|
II
|
II
|
Fanqie
|
落胡切
|
虎何切
|
奴丁切
|
舉朱切
|
所加切
|
所嫁切
|
Baxter
|
lu
|
xa
|
neng
|
kju
|
srae
|
sraeH
|
Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang Shangfang
|
/luo/
|
/hɑ/
|
/neŋ/
|
/kɨo/
|
/ʃˠa/
|
/ʃˠaH/
|
Pan Wuyun
|
/luo/
|
/hɑ/
|
/neŋ/
|
/kio/
|
/ʃᵚa/
|
/ʃᵚaH/
|
Shao Rongfen
|
/lo/
|
/xɑ/
|
/nɛŋ/
|
/kio/
|
/ʃa/
|
/ʃaH/
|
Edwin Pulleyblank
|
/lɔ/
|
/ha/
|
/nɛjŋ/
|
/kuə̆/
|
/ʂaɨ/
|
/ʂaɨH/
|
Li Rong
|
/lo/
|
/xɑ/
|
/neŋ/
|
/kio/
|
/ʃa/
|
/ʃaH/
|
Wang Li
|
/lu/
|
/xɑ/
|
/nieŋ/
|
/kĭu/
|
/ʃa/
|
/ʃaH/
|
Bernard Karlgren
|
/luo/
|
/xɑ/
|
/nieŋ/
|
/ki̯u/
|
/ʂa/
|
/ʂaH/
|
Expected Mandarin Reflex
|
lú
|
hē
|
níng
|
jū
|
shā
|
shà
|
Expected Cantonese Reflex
|
lou4
|
ho1
|
ning4
|
geoi1
|
saa1
|
saa3
|
Proper noun[edit]
盧訶寧俱沙
- (Church of the East, historical) the Holy Spirit.
- Synonyms: 涼風/凉风 (liángfēng), 淨風/净风 (Jìngfēng), 聖靈/圣灵 (Shènglíng)