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邪馬台

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Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 邪馬臺 (“Yamatai”).
(This term is a variant form of 邪馬臺).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
たい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
邪馬臺 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 邪馬台 (MC *yae maeX doj), which appeared in Chinese records, particularly the 三国志 (Sangokushi, Records of the Three Kingdoms), wherein 邪馬臺 (possibly pronounced *ja-maB-də̂ in Eastern Han Chinese[1]) transliterated Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato2), from Proto-Japonic *yamatə.

Usually pronounced with a plosive, as Yabatai. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

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()()(たい) or 邪馬台(やばたい) (Yamatai or Yabatai

  1. (historical) Short for 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku): Yamatai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schuessler, Axel (2014). "Phonological Notes on Hàn Period Transcriptions of Foreign Names and Words" in Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Dialect, Phonology, Transcription and Text. Series: Language and Linguistics Monograph Series. 53 Ed. VanNess Simmons, Richard & Van Auken, Newell Ann. Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. p. 255, 286