Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (三摩提)
simp. #(三摩提)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2
Initial () (16) (16) (4) (4) (25) (7)
Final () (143) (143) (95) (95) (11) (39)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Closed Closed Open Open
Division () I I I I III IV
Fanqie
Baxter sam samH ma maH dzye dej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /d͡ʑiᴇ/ /dei/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /d͡ʑiɛ/ /dei/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /d͡ʑjɛ/ /dɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sam/ /samH/ /mwa/ /mwaH/ /d͡ʑiə̆/ /dɛj/
Li
Rong
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /ʑie/ /dei/
Wang
Li
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /ʑǐe/ /diei/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑm/ /sɑmH/ /muɑ/ /muɑH/ /ʑie̯/ /dʱiei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sān sàn chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
saam1 saam3 mo4 mo6 si4 tai4

Noun

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三摩提

  1. (Buddhism) Alternative form of 三摩地 (sānmódì)