能仁

Chinese

 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
humane; kernel
trad. (能仁)
simp. #(能仁)

Etymology

Sakyamuni

Calque of Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (Śākyamuni, sage of the Śākyas), where शाक्य (Śākya) is read as a derivation of शक् (śak, capable, to be able). Displaced by the transliteration 釋迦牟尼释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní) in later translations.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

能仁

  1. () Nengren (a township in Dingyuan, Chuzhou, Anhui, China)
  2. (Buddhism, archaic) Śākyamuni; Gautama Buddha
    Synonyms: 釋迦牟尼释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní), 釋迦文释迦文 (Shìjiāwén)

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