邪馬台
Chinese edit
| For pronunciation and definitions of 邪馬台 – see 邪馬臺 (“Yamatai”). (This term is a variant form of 邪馬臺). |
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 邪 | 馬 | 台 |
| や Grade: S |
ま Grade: 2 |
たい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 邪馬臺 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 邪馬台 (MC *yae maeX doj), which appeared in Chinese records, particularly the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), wherein 邪馬臺 (possibly pronounced *ja-maB-də̂ in Eastern Han Chinese[1]) transliterated Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato2), itself of uncertain origin.
Usually pronounced with a plosive, as Yabatai.
Proper noun edit
邪馬台 or 邪馬台 • (Yamatai or Yabatai)
- (historical) Short for 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku): Yamatai
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Schuessler, Axel (2014). "Phonological Notes on Hàn Period Transcriptions of Foreign Names and Words" in Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Dialect, Phonology, Transcription and Text. Series: Language and Linguistics Monograph Series. 53 Ed. VanNess Simmons, Richard & Van Auken, Newell Ann. Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. p. 255, 286