| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (摩竭提) | 摩 | 竭 | 提 | |
| simp. #(摩竭提) | 摩 | 竭 | 提 | |
Ultimately from Sanskrit मगध (magadha).
| Rime | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 摩 | 摩 | 竭 | 竭 | 提 | 提 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 明 (4) | 群 (30) | 群 (30) | 常 (25) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 戈 (95) | 月 (67) | 薛 (83) | 支 (11) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I | III | III | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 莫婆切 | 摸卧切 | 其謁切 | 渠列切 | 是支切 | 杜奚切 |
| Baxter | ma | maH | gjot | gjet | dzye | dej |
| Reconstructions | ||||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /ɡɨɐt̚/ | /ɡˠiᴇt̚/ | /d͡ʑiᴇ/ | /dei/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /ɡiɐt̚/ | /ɡᵚiɛt̚/ | /d͡ʑiɛ/ | /dei/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /ɡiɐt̚/ | /ɡiæt̚/ | /d͡ʑjɛ/ | /dɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mwa/ | /mwaH/ | /gɨat̚/ | /giat̚/ | /d͡ʑiə̆/ | /dɛj/ |
| Li Rong |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /ɡiɐt̚/ | /ɡjɛt̚/ | /ʑie/ | /dei/ |
| Wang Li |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /ɡĭɐt̚/ | /ɡĭɛt̚/ | /ʑǐe/ | /diei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren |
/muɑ/ | /muɑH/ | /gɨ̯ɐt̚/ | /gi̯ɛt̚/ | /ʑie̯/ | /dʱiei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
mó | mò | jié | jié | chí | tí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
mo4 | mo6 | git6 | git6 | si4 | tai4 |
摩竭提