大宛

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (大宛)
simp. #(大宛)
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Etymology

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Pulleyblank (1966, pp. 22, 27) notices that the "old" suggestion based on the name of Greeks – cf. Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, Ionian), Sanskrit यवन (yavana) – had been unsatisfactory, an observation also acknowledged by Yu (1998, p. 68); see references therein. Possible Indo-Iranian origin and cognacy with the Ancient Greek word-forms Τόχαροι (Tókharoi) or Τάχοροι (Tákhoroi) have been suggested; see etymologies thereof.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2
Initial () (7) (34)
Final () (25) (66)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter dajH 'jwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/dɑiH/ /ʔʉɐn/
Pan
Wuyun
/dɑiH/ /ʔʷiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen
/dɑiH/ /ʔiuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dajH/ /ʔuan/
Li
Rong
/dɑiH/ /ʔiuɐn/
Wang
Li
/dɑiH/ /ĭwɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/dʱɑiH/ /ʔi̯wɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dài yuān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
daai6 jyun1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
No. 1939 16284
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*daːds/ /*qon/

Proper noun

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大宛

  1. (historical) Dayuan (an ancient country in Central Asia)

Noun

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大宛

  1. (literary) fine horse (from Dayuan)