閻浮

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (閻浮) 閻 浮
simp. (阎浮) 阎 浮

Etymology

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul (Syzygium spp.)”).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 閻 浮
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 以 (36) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 鹽 (153) 尤 (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 余廉切 縛謀切
Baxter yem bjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/jiᴇm/ /bɨu/
Pan
Wuyun 		/jiɛm/ /biu/
Shao
Rongfen 		/jæm/ /biəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/jiam/ /buw/
Li
Rong 		/iɛm/ /biu/
Wang
Li 		/jĭɛm/ /bĭəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯ɛm/ /bʱi̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yán fóu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jim4 fau4

Noun

閻浮

  1. Java plum (Syzygium cumini)

Proper noun

閻浮

  1. short for 閻浮提／阎浮提 (yánfútí)
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