印特伽
Chinese edit
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (印特伽) | 印 | 特 | 伽 | |
simp. #(印特伽) | 印 | 特 | 伽 |
Etymology edit
An old name for "India", possibly from a Kuchean source.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
印特伽
- (obsolete) India
- 如天竺經律傳到龜茲,龜茲不解天竺語,呼天竺為印特伽國者,因而譯之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Song Biographies of Eminent Monks
- Rú tiānzhú jīnglǜ chuán dào guīzī, guīzī bùjiě tiānzhúyǔ, hū tiānzhú wèi yìntègā guó zhě, yīn ér yì zhī. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
如天竺经律传到龟兹,龟兹不解天竺语,呼天竺为印特伽国者,因而译之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]