恆河

See also: 恒河

Chinese

		phonetic	river
trad. (恆河/恒河)		恆/恒	河
simp. (恒河)		恒	河

Etymology

恆 is short for 恆伽 (MC hong gja), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Héng Hé

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ ho⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hêng-hô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Héng Hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Héng Hé
  - Wade–Giles: Hêng² Ho²
  - Yale: Héng Hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Herng Her
  - Palladius: Хэн Хэ (Xɛn Xɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: hàhng hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng-hô
  - Tâi-lô: Hîng-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: henghooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ho¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/

Middle Chinese: hong ha

Rime
Character	恆	河
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	登 (129)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	胡登切	胡歌切
Baxter	hong	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	héng	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang⁴	ho⁴

Proper noun

恆河

Ganges River

Derived terms

恆河一沙／恒河一沙
恆河平原／恒河平原
恆河沙／恒河沙 (hénghéshā)
恆河沙數／恒河沙数 (hénghéshāshù)
恆河豚／恒河豚 (hénghétún)
恆河鱷／恒河鳄 (hénghé'è)

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