阿耨多羅

See also: 阿耨多罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿耨多羅)		阿	耨	多	羅
simp. (阿耨多罗)		阿	耨	多	罗

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अनुत्तर (anuttara, literally “nothing higher”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānòuduōluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄋㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānòuduōluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄋㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anòuduoluó
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-nou⁴-to¹-lo²
    • Yale: ā-nòu-dwō-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anowduoluo
    • Palladius: аноудоло (anoudolo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ noʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a nuwH ta la

Rime
Character	阿	耨	多	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	泥 (8)	端 (5)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	侯 (137)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I	I
Fanqie	烏何切	奴豆切	得何切	魯何切
Baxter	'a	nuwH	ta	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/nəuH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/nəuH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/nəuH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/nəwH/	/ta/	/la/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/nuH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/nəuH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/nə̯uH/	/tɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	nòu	duō	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	nau6	do1	lo4

Adjective

阿耨多羅

1. (Buddhism) excellent, incomparable, unsurpassed

Derived terms

• 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 / 阿耨多罗三藐三菩提 (ānòuduōluó sānmiǎo sānpútí)