舌根

Chinese

tongue radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (舌根) 舌 根
simp. #(舌根) 舌 根

Etymology

The Buddhism sense is a translation of Sanskrit जिह्वेन्द्रिय (jihvendriya, “tongue faculty”). The Tibetan equivalent is ལྕེའི་དབང་པོ (lce'i dbang po).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 舌 根
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 船 (27) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 仙 (81) 痕 (53)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 食列切 古痕切
Baxter zyet kon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʑiᴇt̚/ /kən/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʑiɛt̚/ /kən/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʑjæt̚/ /kən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʑiat̚/ /kən/
Li
Rong
/d͡ʑiɛt̚/ /kən/
Wang
Li
/d͡ʑĭɛt̚/ /kən/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡ʑʰi̯ɛt̚/ /kən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shé gēn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sit6 gan1

Noun

舌根

  1. (anatomy) root of the tongue; back of the tongue
  2. (Buddhism) “tongue or taste faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties

Derived terms

  • 咬舌根
  • 嚼舌根
  • 墊舌根/垫舌根
  • 擢舌根
  • 混嚼舌根
  • 舌根音
  • 舌根鼻音

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (舌根):
  • → Japanese: 舌根(ぜっこん) (zekkon)
  • → Korean: 설근(舌根) (seolgeun)
  • → Vietnamese: thiệt căn (舌根)
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