Chinese edit

five
trad. (五印度) 印度
simp. #(五印度) 印度

Etymology edit

Coined by Xuanzang (a Chinese Buddhist monk who had travelled to India) in his book The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions [646 CE].

The Puranas divide ancient India into five regions: Pracya (Eastern India), Uttarapatha (Northern India), Aparanta (Western India), Dakshinapatha (Southern India) and Madhyadesha (Central India). 五印度 (Wǔyìndù, literally “five Indias”) is thus a term for all of India.

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/2
Initial () (31) (34) (7)
Final () (23) (43) (23)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () I III I
Fanqie
Baxter nguX 'jinH duH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋuoX/ /ʔiɪnH/ /duoH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋuoX/ /ʔinH/ /duoH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋoX/ /ʔjenH/ /doH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋɔX/ /ʔinH/ /dɔH/
Li
Rong
/ŋoX/ /ʔiĕnH/ /doH/
Wang
Li
/ŋuX/ /ĭĕnH/ /duH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋuoX/ /ʔi̯ĕnH/ /dʱuoH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yìn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ng5 jan3 dou6

Proper noun edit

五印度

  1. (obsolete) India

Synonyms edit