Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (婆羅門)
simp. (婆罗门)
 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (37) (4)
Final () (95) (94) (55)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Closed
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Baxter ba la mwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Pan
Wuyun
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muon/
Shao
Rongfen
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bwa/ /la/ /mwən/
Li
Rong
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Wang
Li
/buɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱuɑ/ /lɑ/ /muən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luó mén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
po4 lo4 mun4

Noun edit

婆羅門

  1. brahmin (caste in Hinduism)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (婆羅門):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology edit

The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 婆羅門婆罗门 (póluómén).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

婆羅門(バラモン) (baramon

  1. Alternative spelling of バラモン (brahmin)

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

婆羅門

  1. chữ Hán form of Bà La Môn (brahmin).