僧伽

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(僧伽)
僧 伽

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha, “collection, multitude, crowd, community, association”) or Pali sangha. (Dassanayake, 2021) Tibetan equivalent is དགེ་འདུན (dge 'dun).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 僧 伽
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 群 (30)
Final (韻) 登 (129) 戈 (96)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 蘇增切 求迦切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/səŋ/ /ɡɨɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/səŋ/ /ɡiɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/səŋ/ /ɡiɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/səŋ/ /gɨa/
Li
Rong
/səŋ/ /ɡiɑ/
Wang
Li
/səŋ/ /ɡǐɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/səŋ/ /gi̯ɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sēng qié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sang1 ke4

Noun

僧伽

  1. (Buddhism) sangha; Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity

Derived terms

  • 僧 (sēng, “monk, bonze”)
  • 僧伽多
  • 僧伽藍/僧伽蓝

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (僧伽):
  • → Japanese: 僧伽(そうぎゃ) (sōgya)
  • → Korean: 승가(僧伽) (seungga)
  • → Vietnamese: tăng già (僧伽)
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