梵語

See also: 梵语

Chinese

		Brahma; Sanskrit	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (梵語)		梵	語
simp. (梵语)		梵	语

Etymology

From 梵 (fàn) (an abbreviation of 梵天 (Fàntiān), 梵凈／梵净, 梵摩, etc., ultimately from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman)) and 語／语 (yǔ, “language”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànyǔ, fányǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄩˇ, ㄈㄢˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Fan-ngî
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoān-gír / hoān-gú / hoān-gí
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ve-gniu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-yü³
    • Yale: fàn-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannyeu
    • Palladius: фаньюй (fanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fányǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fányǔ
    • Wade–Giles: fan²-yü³
    • Yale: fán-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnyeu
    • Palladius: фаньюй (fanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: faahn yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fan-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: fan ngi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fan⁴ ngi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fan⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān-gír
    • Tâi-lô: huān-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁴¹⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān-gú
    • Tâi-lô: huān-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoaxn'guo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huan³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān-gí
    • Tâi-lô: huān-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoaxn'gie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Philippines): /huan⁴¹⁻²² ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ve-gniu
    • MiniDict: ve^去 nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ve-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ve²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

梵語

1. Sanskrit

   Synonym: 梵文 (fànwén)

Derived terms

• 吠陀梵語／吠陀梵语 (fèituó fànyǔ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梵	語
ぼん Hyōgaiji	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼんご [bòńgó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bõ̞ŋɡo̞]

Noun

梵(ぼん)語(ご) • (bongo) 

1. Sanskrit language (abbr. 梵)

Synonyms

• サンスクリット (Sansukuritto)

Korean

Hanja in this term
梵	語

Noun

梵語 • (beomeo) (hangeul 범어)

1. Hanja form^? of 범어 (“Sanskrit”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
梵	語

Noun

梵語

1. chữ Hán form of Phạn ngữ (“Sanskrit”).