佉盧文

Chinese

		phonetic	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (佉盧文)		佉盧	文
simp. (佉卢文)		佉卢	文

Etymology

From Sanskrit खरोष्ठी (kharoṣṭhī). In the Middle Chinese period, various translation were used, including 佉留 (MC khja ljuw) [308] for the first two syllables and 佉盧虱吒 (MC khja lu srit traeH) [late 6th century].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūlúwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄌㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qūlúwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄌㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyulúwún
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-lu²-wên²
    • Yale: chyū-lú-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuluwen
    • Palladius: цюйлувэнь (cjujluvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ lu³⁵ wən³⁵/

Noun

佉盧文

1. Kharoshthi (ancient writing system in Gandhara and Central Asia)