桫欏
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (桫欏) | 桫 | 欏 | |
| simp. (桫椤) | 桫 | 椤 | |
| alternative forms | 娑羅／娑罗 沙羅／沙罗 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शाल (śāla, “being in a house; enclosure; sal tree”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suōluó
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: suoluó
- Wade–Giles: so1-lo2
- Yale: swō-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoluo
- Palladius: соло (solo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: so1 lo4
- Yale: sō lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: so1 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: so1 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: sa la
Noun
桫欏
- (～樹) (Buddhism) sal tree; shala tree (Shorea robusta)
- spinulose tree fern (Cyathea spinulosa)
Usage notes
According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha was lying between a pair of sal trees when he passed away. The tree is thus a sacred tree in Buddhism and is planted at Buddhist religious sites. In Buddhist temples of China, it is often supplanted by the Chinese horse chestnut tree (Aesculus chinensis).
Derived terms
- 刺桫欏 / 刺桫椤
- 桫欏樹 / 桫椤树
- 水桫欏 / 水桫椤
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桫 | 欏 |
| へご | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
Noun
桫欏 or 桫欏 • (hego)
- Cyathea spinulosa, a species of scaly fern tree
- synonym of 裏白 (urajiro, “Gleichenia japonica”)
- synonym of 小羊歯 (koshida, “Dicranopteris linearis”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).