護摩

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (護摩)		護	摩
simp. (护摩)		护	摩

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit होम (homa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hùmó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄇㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hùmó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄇㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hùmó
    • Wade–Giles: hu⁴-mo²
    • Yale: hù-mwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhmo
    • Palladius: хумо (xumo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: huH ma|maH

Rime
Character	護	摩	摩
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	戈 (95)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	胡誤切	莫婆切	摸卧切
Baxter	huH	ma	maH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuoH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuoH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣoH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɔH/	/mwa/	/mwaH/
Li Rong	/ɣoH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Wang Li	/ɣuH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuoH/	/muɑ/	/muɑH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hù	mó	mò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wu6	mo4	mo6

Noun

護摩

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) a sacrificial offering done through fire; homa