沙彌
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (沙彌) | 沙 | 彌 | |
simp. (沙弥) | 沙 | 弥 |
Etymology[edit]
From Tocharian (Ji, 1998v12), in turn from a Prakrit; cf. Tocharian A ṣāmner, Tocharian B ṣanmire or its variant form ṣarmire (Adams, 2013). Cognate to Niya Prakrit 𐨮𐨨𐨣𐨅𐨪 (ṣamanera)/𐨮𐨨𐨎𐨣𐨅𐨪 (ṣamaṃnera) or the partially Sanskritized form 𐨭𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨣𐨅𐨪 (śramanera), Pali sāmaṇera, and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit श्रामणेर (śrāmaṇera), which is itself possibly a back-formation from Prakrit. One Tibetan equivalent is གྲྭ་ཆུང (grwa chung).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
沙彌
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