Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महोरग (mahoraga).
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
摩
|
摩
|
睺
|
睺
|
羅
|
伽
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| Initial (聲)
|
明 (4)
|
明 (4)
|
匣 (33)
|
匣 (33)
|
來 (37)
|
群 (30)
|
| Final (韻)
|
戈 (95)
|
戈 (95)
|
侯 (137)
|
侯 (137)
|
歌 (94)
|
戈 (96)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Departing (H)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Departing (H)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
I
|
I
|
I
|
I
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
莫婆切
|
摸卧切
|
戸鉤切
|
胡遘切
|
魯何切
|
求迦切
|
| Baxter
|
ma
|
maH
|
huw
|
huwH
|
la
|
gja
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɦəu/
|
/ɦəuH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/ɡɨɑ/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɦəu/
|
/ɦəuH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɣəu/
|
/ɣəuH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/mwa/
|
/mwaH/
|
/ɦəw/
|
/ɦəwH/
|
/la/
|
/gɨa/
|
Li
Rong
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɣu/
|
/ɣuH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/ɡiɑ/
|
Wang
Li
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɣəu/
|
/ɣəuH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/ɡǐɑ/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/muɑ/
|
/muɑH/
|
/ɣə̯u/
|
/ɣə̯uH/
|
/lɑ/
|
/gi̯ɑ/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
mó
|
mò
|
hóu
|
hòu
|
luó
|
qié
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
mo4
|
mo6
|
hau4
|
hau6
|
lo4
|
ke4
|
Proper noun
摩睺羅伽
- (Buddhism) mahoraga
- Synonyms: 大蟒蛇, 摩侯羅 / 摩侯罗 (móhóuluó), 摩侯羅迦 / 摩侯罗迦