僧祇
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (僧祇) |
僧 | 祇 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
僧祇
- (literary, Buddhism) Short for 阿僧祇 (āsēngqí, “innumerable”).
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
僧祇
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Persian زنگی (zangi, “dark-skinned”).
Noun[edit]
僧祇
- (literary, obsolete) dark-skinned aborigines in Southeast Asia, or black people from the east coast of Africa
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