韋馱

See also: 韋駄天

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (韋馱) 韋 馱
simp. (韦驮) 韦 驮
alternative forms 韋陀／韦陀

Etymology

Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda) > transcriptions 塞建陀, 私建陀 > short form 建陀 > misspellings 違陀, 違馱 > the current form.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

韋馱

  1. (Buddhism) Skanda
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