五天竺

Chinese

		five	India; Tianzhu Area
trad. (五天竺)		五	天竺
simp. ^#(五天竺)		五	天竺

Etymology

The Puranas divide ancient India into five regions: Pracya (Eastern India), Uttarapatha (Northern India), Aparanta (Western India), Dakshinapatha (Southern India) and Madhyadesha (Central India). 五天竺 (Wǔtiānzhú, literally “five Indias”) is thus a term for all of India.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wǔtiānzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ tin¹ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔtiānzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔtianjhú
  - Wade–Giles: Wu³-tʻien¹-chu²
  - Yale: Wǔ-tyān-jú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuutianjwu
  - Palladius: Утяньчжу (Utjanʹčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ tin¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: ńgh tīn jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ tin¹ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ tin¹ zug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: nguX then trjuwk

Rime
Character	五	天	竺
Reading #	1/1	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	透 (6)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	先 (85)	屋 (4)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	IV	III
Fanqie	疑古切	他前切	張六切
Baxter	nguX	then	trjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuo^X/	/tʰen/	/ʈɨuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuo^X/	/tʰen/	/ʈiuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋo^X/	/tʰɛn/	/ȶiuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔ^X/	/tʰɛn/	/ʈuwk̚/
Li Rong	/ŋo^X/	/tʰen/	/ȶiuk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋu^X/	/tʰien/	/ȶĭuk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋuo^X/	/tʰien/	/ȶi̯uk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	tiān	zhu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng⁵	tin¹	zuk¹

Proper noun

五天竺

(historical) ancient India

Synonyms

五印度 (Wǔyìndù)
五印 (Wǔyìn)
五天
印度 (Yìndù)

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