摩羅

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
trad. (摩羅)
simp. (摩罗)
anagram 羅摩罗摩

Pronunciation


Noun

摩羅

  1. Alternative name for 百合 (bǎihé, “lily”).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 魔羅 (“mara”).
(This term is a variant form of 魔羅).

Etymology 3

phonetic
trad. (摩羅)
simp. (摩罗)
anagram 羅摩罗摩

Clipping of 室獸摩羅 (MC syit syuwH ma la), from Sanskrit शिशुमार (śiśumāra, child-killer; alligator). Related to 魔羅 (MC ma la, “mara”)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (4) (37)
Final () (95) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter ma la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mwa/ /la/
Li
Rong
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/muɑ/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mo4 lo4

Noun

摩羅

  1. (Buddhism, obsolete) alligator

Etymology 4

phonetic
trad. (摩羅)
simp. (摩罗)
alternative forms 嚤囉嚤啰
摩囉摩啰
anagram 羅摩罗摩

Unknown; possibly transcription of a word in an Indian language.

Pronunciation


Noun

摩羅

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, often derogatory) Indian people
Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 摩羅 – see the following entry.
魔羅まら
[noun] [from early 800s] (Buddhism) Mara: a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life
[noun] [from early 800s] (anatomy) penis
(This term, 摩羅, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Kikai

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Kunigami

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
らー
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()(らー) (marā) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Miyako

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Northern Amami-Oshima

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Okinawan

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Yaeyama

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Yonaguni

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅

Yoron

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

()() (mara) 

  1. Alternative form of 魔羅
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