phonetic | |||
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trad. (文尼) | 文 | 尼 | |
simp. #(文尼) | 文 | 尼 |
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुनि (muni), possibly shortened from 釋迦文尼/释迦文尼, ultimately from शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni). (Dassanayake (2021))
Rime | ||
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Character | 文 | 尼 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 娘 (12) |
Final (韻) | 文 (59) | 脂 (17) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 無分切 | 女夷切 |
Baxter | mjun | nrij |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/mɨun/ | /ɳˠiɪ/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/miun/ | /ɳᵚi/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/miuən/ | /niɪ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mun/ | /ɳji/ |
Li Rong |
/miuən/ | /nji/ |
Wang Li |
/mĭuən/ | /ni/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/mi̯uən/ | /ni/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wén | ní |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
man4 | nei4 |
文尼