貝多

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝多)		貝	多
simp. (贝多)		贝	多
alternative forms		梖多／𪱷多 Corypha umbraculifera

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèiduō

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ do¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèiduō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèiduo
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-to¹
  - Yale: bèi-dwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyduo
  - Palladius: бэйдо (bɛjdo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ do¹
  - Yale: bui dō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ do¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui³ do¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्र (patra, “leaf; paper; etc.”) and पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf; leaf prepared for writing on”). Per Luce, compare also Burmese ပေ (pe, “corypha palm”).

Noun

貝多

(～樹) talipot; Corypha umbraculifera
(Buddhism) Buddhist scriptures

Synonyms

(talipot): 貝葉棕／贝叶棕 (bèiyèzōng)

Derived terms

貝多樹 / 贝多树
貝葉 / 贝叶 (bèiyè)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

貝多

(Chinese mythology) a state in Chinese mythology during the Zhou Dynasty