縮砂密

Chinese

 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
sand; gravel; granule
 
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
trad. (縮砂密) 縮 砂 密
simp. (缩砂密) 缩 砂 密
variant forms 縮砂蔤/缩砂蔤
縮砂蜜/缩砂蜜
縮沙蜜/缩沙蜜

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit सूक्ष्मैला (sūkṣmailā, “small cardamoms”). Recorded in 《唐梵兩語雙對集》 (Sanskrit–Chinese Glossary) as 素乞史謎囉 (MC suoH kʰɨiH ʃɨX meiH lɑ).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 縮 砂 密
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 生 (21) 生 (21) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 屋 (4) 麻 (98) 質 (49)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) III II Chongniu III
Fanqie 所六切 所加切 美畢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɨuk̚/ /ʃˠa/ /mˠiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃᵚa/ /mᵚit̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃa/ /miet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂuwk̚/ /ʂaɨ/ /mjit̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃa/ /mjĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭuk̚/ /ʃa/ /mĭĕt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯uk̚/ /ʂa/ /mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shu shā mì

Noun

縮砂密

  1. Amomum villosum var. xanthioides
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