阿蘭若

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (阿蘭若) 阿 蘭 若
simp. (阿兰若) 阿 兰 若

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरण्य (araṇya, “distance, foreign country; wilderness; forest”).

Pronunciation

Note: Note the pronunciation of rě for 若, not ruò as may be expected.
Rime
Character 阿 蘭 若
Reading # 1/1 1/1 2/3
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 來 (37) 日 (38)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 寒 (61) 麻 (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) I I III
Fanqie 烏何切 落干切 人者切
Baxter 'a lan nyaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵʑiaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔa/ /lan/ /ȵiaX/
Li
Rong 		/ʔɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Wang
Li 		/ɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵʑĭaX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʔɑ/ /lɑn/ /ȵʑi̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ē lán rě
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		o1 laan4 je5

Noun

阿蘭若

  1. (Buddhism) secluded place; Buddhist temple

Synonyms

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