康居

Chinese

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	reside
trad. (康居)		康	居
simp. #(康居)		康	居

Etymology

Unclear. Pulleyblank (1962) connects this to Tocharian A kāṅka (“stone (possibly)”) while Ünal (2022) reconstructs underlying form *kaŋk-, an Iranian word meaning "stone" and comparable to Pashto [script needed] (kā́ṇay, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kāngjū

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄐㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kāngjū
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kangjyu
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-chü¹
    • Yale: Kāng-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangjiu
    • Palladius: Канцзюй (Kanczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

Proper noun

康居

1. (historical) Kangju (a historical polity in the West), today identified as Sogdiana

Synonyms

• 康國／康国 (Kāngguó)