Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (摩羯)
simp. #(摩羯)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (4) (4) (28)
Final () (95) (95) (67)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed Open
Division () I I III
Fanqie
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
jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mo4 mo6 git3

Proper noun edit

摩羯

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

Noun edit

摩羯

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