密陀僧
Chinese edit
monk | |||
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simp. and trad. (密陀僧) |
密陀 | 僧 | |
alternative forms | 蜜陀僧 沒多僧/没多僧 彌陀僧/弥陀僧 蜜陀曾 |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian مردار سنگ (mordâr-sang, “dross of lead; protoxide of lead; litharge”), compound of مردار (mordâr, “dead, unclean, impure”) and سنگ (sang, “stone”).
Compare Urdu مرداسنگ (murdā-sang) (colloquial), Urdu مردارسنگ (murdār-sang, “litharge”), Hindi मुरदासंख (murdāsaṅkh, “litharge; yellow pigment”), Sanskrit मोदारशृङ्ग (modāraśṛṅga, “litharge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
密陀僧
- (mineralogy, traditional Chinese medicine) litharge; lithargyrum; lead monoxide
- 密陀僧,《本經》不載所出州土。注云出波斯國。今嶺南、閩中銀銅冶處亦有之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Tang Shenwei, Zhenglei Bencao [a TCM compendium], ca. 1082–1098.
- Mìtuósēng, “Běnjīng” bù zǎi suǒ chū zhōutǔ. Zhù yún chū Bōsīguó. Jīn Lǐngnán, Mǐnzhōng yíntóng yěchù yì yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]
- Mituoseng: Benjing [a TCM compendium] did not record places (in China) where this was found, and the annotation therein considers its place of origin as Persia. Nowadays, it is found in Lingnan [Southern China] and Central Fujian, at the site of silver and copper smelting.
密陀僧,《本经》不载所出州土。注云出波斯国。今岭南、闽中银铜冶处亦有之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (密陀僧):
- → Japanese: 密陀僧 (mitsudasō)
- → Korean: 밀타승(密陀僧) (miltaseung)
- → Vietnamese: mật đà tăng (密陀僧)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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密 | 陀 | 僧 |
みつ Grade: 6 |
だ Jinmeiyō |
そう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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密陀僧 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
- 酸化鉛 (sankanamari, “lead monoxide”)
Korean edit
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密 | 陀 | 僧 |
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Vietnamese edit
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密 | 陀 | 僧 |
Noun edit
密陀僧
- chữ Hán form of mật đà tăng (“litharge”).