嵯峨

Chinese

	lofty (as of mountain)	lofty; name of a mountain
trad. (嵯峨)	嵯	峨
simp. ^#(嵯峨)	嵯	峨
alternative forms	嵳峩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuó'é

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˊ ㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ ngo⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuó'é
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˊ ㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuó-é
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻo²-o²
  - Yale: tswó-é
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tswoer
  - Palladius: цоэ (coe)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ ngo⁴
  - Yale: chō ngòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ ngo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ ngo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: dza nga

Rime
Character	嵯	峨
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	昨何切	五何切
Baxter	dza	nga
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡za/	/ŋa/
Li Rong	/d͡zɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Wang Li	/d͡zɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑ/	/ŋɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cuó	é
Expected Cantonese Reflex	co⁴	ngo⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*zlaːl ŋaːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嵯	峨
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	18018	13032
Phonetic component	左	我
Rime group	歌	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	醝	莪
Old Chinese	/*zlaːl/	/*ŋaːl/
Notes	亦作嵳

Adjective

嵯峨

(literary, ideophonic) high and steep; precipitous

Derived terms

玉嵯峨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嵯	峨
さ Jinmeiyō	が Jinmeiyō

Etymology

a surname derived from a place name in Kyoto. ^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さが [sáꜜgà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠ɡa̠]

Adjective

嵯(さ)峨(が) • (saga) ^†-tari (adnominal 嵯(さ)峨(が)とした (saga to shita) or 嵯(さ)峨(が)たる (saga taru), adverbial 嵯(さ)峨(が)と (saga to) or 嵯(さ)峨(が)として (saga to shite))

(dated) high and steep (for a mountain, etc.)

Proper noun

嵯(さ)峨(が) • (Saga)

a surname
a place name:
1. an area names in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
  Synonym: 嵯峨野 (Sagano)

References

^ “嵯峨の由来、語源、分布 [Etymology and distribution of Saga]”, in 日本姓氏語源辞典・人名力 [The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary] (in Japanese), 11 May 2021 (last accessed)
^ “嵯峨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[1] “嵯峨の由来、語源、分布 [Etymology and distribution of Saga]”, in 日本姓氏語源辞典・人名力 [The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary] (in Japanese), 11 May 2021 (last accessed)

[KDJ-2] “嵯峨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

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