闍婆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (闍婆)		闍	婆
simp. (阇婆)		阇	婆

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Sanskrit द्वीप? or rather than Java?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shépó

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁴ po⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shépó
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shépó
  - Wade–Giles: Shê²-pʻo²
  - Yale: Shé-pwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sherpor
  - Palladius: Шэпо (Šɛpo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se⁴ po⁴
  - Yale: sèh pòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se⁴ po⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé⁴ po⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzyae ba

Rime
Character	闍	婆
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	視遮切	薄波切
Baxter	dzyae	ba
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑia/	/buɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑia/	/buɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑia/	/buɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑia/	/bwa/
Li Rong	/ʑia/	/buɑ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭa/	/buɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯a/	/bʱuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ché	pó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	se⁴	po⁴

Proper noun

闍婆

Short for 闍婆婆達／阇婆婆达.: Kalingga Kingdom, an ancient country in present-day Central Java, Indonesia.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (闍婆):

→ Japanese: 闍婆(じゃわ) (jawa)
→ Vietnamese: Đồ Bà (闍婆)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
闍	婆
じゃ Hyōgaiji (ateji)	ば > わ Grade: S (ateji)
goon	irregular

Etymology

From Chinese 闍婆／阇婆 (Shépó).

Proper noun

闍婆(ジャワ) • (Jawa)

Obsolete spelling of ジャワ

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
闍	婆

Etymology

From Chinese 闍婆／阇婆 (Shépó).

Proper noun

闍婆

chữ Hán form of Đồ Bà (“(historical) Java Island; Javanese people.”).

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