琉璃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
琉	璃

Noun

琉璃 (hiragana るり, romaji ruri)

1. Alternative form of 瑠璃.

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Mandarin

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simpl. and trad.
琉璃

Etymology

From an unidentified language in the Western Regions, perhaps a Prakrit language (eg. Gāndhārī). Compare Pali veḷuriyaṁ (“precious stone, maybe lapis lazuli”), Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya, “cat's-eye, beryl”).

Pronunciation

• (Beijing) IPA: /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li³⁵/

Noun

琉璃 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin liúlí)

1. coloured glaze

Compounds

• 大琉璃草 (dàliúlícǎo)