摩羯

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (摩羯) 摩 羯
simp. #(摩羯) 摩 羯

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 摩 摩 羯
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 明 (4) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 戈 (95) 戈 (95) 元 (67)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed Open
Division (等) I I III
Fanqie 莫婆切 摸卧切 居謁切
Baxter ma maH kjot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kɨɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mwa/ /mwaH/ /kɨat̚/
Li
Rong
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kiɐt̚/
Wang
Li
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kĭɐt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/muɑ/ /muɑH/ /kɨ̯ɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
mó mò jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mo4 mo6 git3

Proper noun

摩羯

  1. (Buddhism) makara
  2. Capricorn
    摩羯座  ―  Mójiézuò  ―  Capricorn (constellation)

Noun

摩羯

  1. (historical) northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu
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