瑪瑙
See also: 玛瑙
Chinese
trad. (瑪瑙) | 瑪 | 瑙 | |
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simp. (玛瑙) | 玛 | 瑙 |
Etymology
From earlier 馬腦 (mǎnǎo, “horse's brain”), a literal translation of Sanskrit अश्मगर्भ (aśmagarbha, “emerald [horse + kernel]”) (transcription: 阿濕嚩揭波).
Compare Tibetan རྟ་ཀླད (rta klad, “agate [horse + brain]”), said to be a Chinese calque, which is later semantically regularised into རྡོ་ཀླད (rdo klad, “agate [stone + brain]”).
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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瑪 | 瑙 |
め Hyōgaiji |
のう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 縞瑪瑙 (shimamenō)
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