貝多

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝多)		貝	多
simp. (贝多)		贝	多
alternative forms		梖多／𪱷多 Corypha umbraculifera

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèiduō

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ do¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèiduō
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèiduo
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-to¹
    • Yale: bèi-dwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyduo
    • Palladius: бэйдо (bɛjdo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ do¹
    • Yale: bui dō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ do¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ do¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्र (patra, “leaf; paper; etc.”) and पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf; leaf prepared for writing on”). Per Luce, compare also Burmese ပေ (pe, “corypha palm”).

Noun

貝多

1. (～樹) talipot; Corypha umbraculifera
2. (Buddhism) Buddhist scriptures

Synonyms

• (talipot): 貝葉棕／贝叶棕 (bèiyèzōng)

Derived terms

• 貝多樹 / 贝多树
• 貝葉 / 贝叶 (bèiyè)

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

貝多

1. (Chinese mythology) a state in Chinese mythology during the Zhou Dynasty