曼陀羅

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (曼陀羅) 曼 陀 羅
simp. (曼陀罗) 曼 陀 罗

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 曼 陀 羅
Reading # 1/2 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 定 (7) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 桓 (62) 歌 (94) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Open
Division (等) I I I
Fanqie 母官切 徒河切 魯何切
Baxter man da la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /muɑn/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /mʷɑn/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /muɑn/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /mwan/ /da/ /la/
Li
Rong		 /muɑn/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li		 /muɑn/ /dɑ/ /lɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /muɑn/ /dʱɑ/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 mán tuó luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 mun4 to4 lo4

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान्दार (māndāra, “māndāra flower, one of the four kinds of flowers said to bloom in heaven in Buddhism”). In various Sanskrit Lotus Sutra texts, the forms attested were मान्दारव (māndārava) or मन्दारव (mandārava).

Noun

曼陀羅

  1. (～花, ～華) jimsonweed; Devil's snare (Datura stramonium)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 大花曼陀羅／大花曼陀罗

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “round; circular”).

Noun

曼陀羅

  1. Synonym of 曼荼羅／曼荼罗 (màntúluó, “mandala”)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (曼陀羅):
  • → Japanese: 曼(まん)陀(だ)羅(ら) (mandara)
  • → Korean: 만다라(曼陀羅) (mandara)
  • → Vietnamese: mạn đà la (曼陀羅)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
曼 陀 羅
まん
Hyōgaiji		 だ
Jinmeiyō		 ら
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 曼陀羅／曼陀罗 (màntuóluó).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まんだら [màńdárá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mã̠nda̠ɾa̠]

Noun

曼(まん)陀(だ)羅(ら) • (mandara) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 曼荼羅 (“(Hinduism, Buddhism) mandala”)
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