摩羅

Chinese

Etymology 1
phonetic
trad. (摩羅) 摩 羅
simp. (摩罗) 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 摩羅 – see 魔羅 (“mara”).
(This term, 摩羅, is a variant form of 魔羅.)

Etymology 3
phonetic
trad. (摩羅) 摩 羅
simp. (摩罗) 摩 罗
anagram 羅摩／罗摩

Clipping of 室獸摩羅 (MC ɕiɪt̚ ɕɨuH muɑ lɑ), from Sanskrit शिशुमार (śiśumāra, “child-killer; alligator”). Related to 魔羅 (MC muɑ lɑ, “mara”)

Pronunciation
Rime
Character 摩 羅
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 戈 (95) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 莫婆切 魯何切
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		 mó luó

Noun

摩羅

  1. (Buddhism, obsolete) alligator

Etymology 4
phonetic
trad. (摩羅) 摩 羅
simp. (摩罗) 摩 罗
variant 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
  • 摩羅差／摩罗差
  • 摩羅街／摩罗街
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