塔婆

Chinese

		pagoda; tower	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (塔婆)		塔	婆
simp. #(塔婆)		塔	婆

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa) via a Prakit language.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǎpó

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄚˇ ㄆㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǎpó
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄚˇ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǎpó
    • Wade–Giles: tʻa³-pʻo²
    • Yale: tǎ-pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taapor
    • Palladius: тапо (tapo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: thap ba

Rime
Character	塔	婆
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	透 (6)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	談 (144)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	吐盍切	薄波切
Baxter	thap	ba
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰɑp̚/	/buɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰɑp̚/	/buɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰɑp̚/	/buɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰap̚/	/bwa/
Li Rong	/tʰɑp̚/	/buɑ/
Wang Li	/tʰɑp̚/	/buɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/tʰɑp̚/	/bʱuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ta	pó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	taap3	po4

Noun

塔婆

1. (Buddhism) stupa; pagoda

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塔	婆
とう Grade: S	ば Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːba̠]

Noun

塔(とう)婆(ば) • (tōba) 

1. (Buddhism) stupa; pagoda

Korean

Hanja in this term
塔	婆

Noun

塔婆 • (tap'pa) (hangeul 탑파)

1. Hanja form^? of 탑파 (“(Buddhism) stupa; pagoda”).