婆羅門

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (婆羅門)
simp. (婆罗门)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (37) (4)
Final () (95) (94) (55)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Closed
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Pan
Wuyun
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muon/
Shao
Rongfen
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bwa/ /la/ /mwən/
Li
Rong
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Wang
Li
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱuɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luó mén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
po4 lo4 mun4

Noun

婆羅門

  1. brahmin (caste in Hinduism)

Derived terms

  • 婆羅門舞婆罗门舞

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (婆羅門):
  • Japanese: ()()(モン) (baramon)
  • Korean: 파라문(婆羅門) (paramun)
  • Vietnamese: Bà La Môn (婆羅門)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 婆羅門婆罗门 (póluómén).

Pronunciation

Noun

婆羅門(バラモン) (baramon) 

  1. Alternative spelling of バラモン (brahmin)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

婆羅門

  1. chữ Hán form of Bà La Môn (brahmin).
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