Tushita | day; sky; heaven | ||
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simp. and trad. (兜率天) |
兜率 | 天 |
Borrowed from Sanskrit तुषित (tuṣita) + Chinese 天 (tiān, “heaven”).
Rime | |||
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Character | 兜 | 率 | 天 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 生 (21) | 透 (6) |
Final (韻) | 侯 (137) | 諄 (52) | 先 (85) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | Open |
Division (等) | I | III | IV |
Fanqie | 當侯切 | 所律切 | 他前切 |
Baxter | tuw | srwit | then |
Reconstructions | |||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/təu/ | /ʃiuɪt̚/ | /tʰen/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/təu/ | /ʃʷit̚/ | /tʰen/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/təu/ | /ʃjuet̚/ | /tʰɛn/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/təw/ | /ʂwit̚/ | /tʰɛn/ |
Li Rong |
/tu/ | /ʃiuĕt̚/ | /tʰen/ |
Wang Li |
/təu/ | /ʃĭuĕt̚/ | /tʰien/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/tə̯u/ | /ʂi̯uĕt̚/ | /tʰien/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
dōu | shuai | tiān |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
dau1 | seot1 | tin1 |
兜率天