耶輸陀羅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (耶輸陀羅)		耶	輸	陀	羅
simp. (耶输陀罗)		耶	输	陀	罗

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit यशोधरा (Yaśodharā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yéshūtuóluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yéshūtuóluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yéshutuóluó
    • Wade–Giles: Yeh²-shu¹-tʻo²-lo²
    • Yale: Yé-shū-twó-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeshutwoluo
    • Palladius: Ешутоло (Ješutolo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: yae syu|syuH da la

Rime
Character	耶	輸	輸	陀	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	書 (26)	書 (26)	定 (7)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	I	I
Fanqie	以遮切	式朱切	傷遇切	徒河切	魯何切
Baxter	yae	syu	syuH	da	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/	/ɕɨo/	/ɕɨoH/	/dɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/	/ɕio/	/ɕioH/	/dɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/	/ɕio/	/ɕioH/	/dɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/	/ɕuə̆/	/ɕuə̆H/	/da/	/la/
Li Rong	/ia/	/ɕio/	/ɕioH/	/dɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/jĭa/	/ɕĭu/	/ɕĭuH/	/dɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/	/ɕi̯u/	/ɕi̯uH/	/dʱɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé	shū	shù	tuó	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je4	syu1	syu3	to4	lo4

Proper noun

耶輸陀羅

1. (Buddhism) Yasodhara (former wife of the Buddha)

   Synonyms: 耶輸多羅 / 耶输多罗, 持名聞 / 持名闻

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “耶輸陀羅” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耶	輸	陀	羅
や Jinmeiyō	しゅ Grade: 5	だ Jinmeiyō	ら Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit यशोधरा (yaśodharā)

Proper noun

耶(や)輸(しゅ)陀(だ)羅(ら) • (Yashudara) 

1. Yasodharā