| five | India; Tianzhu Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (五天竺) | 五 | 天竺 | |
| simp. #(五天竺) | 五 | 天竺 | |
The Puranas divide ancient India into five regions: Pracya (Eastern India), Uttarapatha (Northern India), Aparanta (Western India), Dakshinapatha (Southern India) and Madhyadesha (Central India). 五天竺 (Wǔtiānzhú, literally “five Indias”) is thus a term for all of India.
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 五 | 天 | 竺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 透 (6) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 先 (85) | 東 (4) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 疑古切 | 他前切 | 張六切 |
| Baxter | nguX | then | trjuwk |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋuoX/ | /tʰen/ | /ʈɨuk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋuoX/ | /tʰen/ | /ʈiuk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋoX/ | /tʰɛn/ | /ȶiuk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋɔX/ | /tʰɛn/ | /ʈuwk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋoX/ | /tʰen/ | /ȶiuk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋuX/ | /tʰien/ | /ȶĭuk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋuoX/ | /tʰien/ | /ȶi̯uk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wǔ | tiān | zhu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ng5 | tin1 | zuk1 |
五天竺