哪吒
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (哪吒) | 哪 | 吒 | |
simp. #(哪吒) | 哪 | 吒 | |
alternative forms | 那吒 |
Etymology edit
Clipping of the Medieval variants of the name:
Which are transcriptions of a variant of the Indian yaksha's name Nalakuvara, possibly Pali naṭakuvera; compare Sanskrit नलकुबेर (nalakubera).
Nalakuvara was the son of the yaksha king Kubera, which in Chinese is 俱毗羅 (MC kju bjij la).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
哪吒