大黑天
See also: 大黒天
Chinese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
great | black | deva | ||
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simp. and trad. (大黑天) |
大 | 黑 | 天 |
Calque of Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla, literally “Great Time”). Compare Tibetan ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ (nag po chen po, literally “Great Black One”).
Proper noun edit
大黑天
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (大黑天):
- → Japanese: 大黒天 (Daikokuten)
- → Korean: 대흑천(大黑天) (Daeheukcheon)
- → Vietnamese: Đại Hắc Thiên (大黑天)
Etymology 2 edit
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
night; nightfall; Krishna | ||
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simp. and trad. (大黑天) |
大 | 黑天 |
Noun edit
大黑天
- (colloquial, usually in negative imperative sentences) (such a) dark midnight
- Antonym: 大白天 (dàbáitiān)
Further reading edit
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “大黑天” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 黑 | 天 |
だい Grade: 1 |
こく Jinmeiyō |
てん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Proper noun edit
大黑天 • (Daikokuten)
- Kyūjitai form of 大黒天 (“Mahakala; Daikokuten”)
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
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大 | 黑 | 天 |
Proper noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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大 | 黑 | 天 |
Proper noun edit
大黑天
- chữ Hán form of Đại Hắc Thiên (“Mahakala”).