佉盧文

Chinese

		phonetic	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (佉盧文)		佉盧	文
simp. (佉卢文)		佉卢	文

Etymology

From Sanskrit खरोष्ठी (kharoṣṭhī). In the Middle Chinese period, various translation were used, including 佉留 (MC khja ljuw) [308] for the first two syllables and 佉盧虱吒 (MC khja lu srit traeH) [late 6th century].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūlúwén

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄌㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūlúwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄌㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyulúwún
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-lu²-wên²
  - Yale: chyū-lú-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuluwen
  - Palladius: цюйлувэнь (cjujluvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ lu³⁵ wən³⁵/

Noun

佉盧文

Kharoshthi (ancient writing system in Gandhara and Central Asia)

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