娑婆訶

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (娑婆訶) 娑 婆 訶
simp. (娑婆诃) 娑 婆 诃
alternative forms 薩婆訶/萨婆诃

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 娑 婆 訶
Reading # 1/2 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 並 (3) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 戈 (95) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open
Division (等) I I I
Fanqie 素何切 薄波切 虎何切
Baxter sa ba xa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑ/ /buɑ/ /hɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑ/ /buɑ/ /hɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑ/ /buɑ/ /xɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sa/ /bwa/ /ha/
Li
Rong
/sɑ/ /buɑ/ /xɑ/
Wang
Li
/sɑ/ /buɑ/ /xɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑ/ /bʱuɑ/ /xɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
suō pó hē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
so1 po4 ho1

Interjection

娑婆訶

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) svaha (said during oblation)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (娑婆訶):
  • → Japanese: 薩(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka)
  • → Korean: 사바하(娑婆訶) (sabaha)
  • → Vietnamese: ta bà ha (娑婆訶)
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