優曇婆羅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (優曇婆羅)		優	曇	婆	羅
simp. (优昙婆罗)		优	昙	婆	罗

Etymology

From Sanskrit उदुम्बर (udumbara, “cluster fig (Ficus racemosa)”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōutánpóluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡ ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ taam⁴ po⁴ lo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōutánpóluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: youtánpóluó
    • Wade–Giles: yu¹-tʻan²-pʻo²-lo²
    • Yale: yōu-tán-pwó-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioutarnporluo
    • Palladius: ютаньполо (jutanʹpolo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau¹ taam⁴ po⁴ lo⁴
    • Yale: yāu tàahm pòh lòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ taam⁴ po⁴ lo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ tam⁴ po⁴ lo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹ pʰɔː²¹ lɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'juw dom ba la

Rime
Character	優	曇	婆	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	定 (7)	並 (3)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	覃 (159)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I	I	I
Fanqie	於求切	徒含切	薄波切	魯何切
Baxter	'juw	dom	ba	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨu/	/dʌm/	/buɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiu/	/dəm/	/buɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiəu/	/dɒm/	/buɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuw/	/dəm/	/bwa/	/la/
Li Rong	/ʔiu/	/dᴀm/	/buɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ĭəu/	/dɒm/	/buɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ə̯u/	/dʱăm/	/bʱuɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yōu	tán	pó	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau1	taam4	po4	lo4

Noun

優曇婆羅

1. (～花, ～華) (literary) cluster fig (Ficus racemosa)

See also

• 曇花／昙花 (tánhuā)