猶太

See also: 犹太

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (猶太)
simp. (犹太)
alternative forms 尤太

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Compare 猶大犹大 (Yóudà). Believed to first appear in Karl Gützlaff's Bible translations ([1830s]).

Pronunciation


Adjective

猶太

  1. Jewish

Derived terms

Proper noun

猶太

  1. Judea

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猶太):
  • Korean: 유태(猶太) (yutae)
  • Vietnamese: Do Thái (猶太)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
たい > だや
Grade: 2
goon on'yomi

Etymology

This kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), from Chinese 猶太 / 犹太 (Yóutài).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 猶太 – see the following entry.
ユダヤ
[proper noun] Judea
(This term, 猶太, is an alternative spelling (archaic) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

猶太 • (Yutae) (hangeul 유태)

  1. hanja form? of 유태 (Judea)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

猶太

  1. chữ Hán form of Do Thái (Judea, Jewish)