波羅
Appearance
See also: 波罗
Chinese
[edit]phonetic | |||
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trad. (波羅) | 波 | 羅 | |
simp. (波罗) | 波 | 罗 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: boluó
- Wade–Giles: po1-lo2
- Yale: bwō-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluo
- Palladius: боло (bolo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- Homophones:
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菠蘿/菠萝
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bo1 lo4
- Yale: bō lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bo1 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: bo1 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: pa la
Etymology 1
[edit]From the language of the ancient state of Nanzhao, likely derived ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”). Compare Southern Bai lod (“tiger”), jinl bol lod (“male tiger”), Nuosu ꆿ (lat, “tiger”).
Noun
[edit]波羅
- (obsolete, chiefly Nanzhao) tiger
- 法駕避星回,波羅毘勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Tang dynasty, 趙叔達, 星回節避風臺驃信命賦
- Fǎjià bì xīnghuí, bōluó píyǒng cāi. [Pinyin]
- The king's chariot took shelter [from the wind] when the star returned [a festival in Nanzhao at the end of the year], the tiger and the wild horse in mind.
法驾避星回,波罗毗勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]波羅
- (literary) Short for 波羅蜜/波罗蜜 (bōluómì, “paramita”).
- Alternative form of 菠蘿/菠萝 (bōluó, “pineapple”)
- (dialectal Mandarin) wooden fish (Buddhist wooden percussion instrument)
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
[edit]波羅
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