僧祇

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(僧祇)		 僧 祇

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 僧 祇
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 群 (30)
Final (韻) 登 (129) 支 (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 蘇增切 巨支切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /səŋ/ /ɡiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /səŋ/ /ɡiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /səŋ/ /ɡjɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /səŋ/ /giə̆/
Li
Rong		 /səŋ/ /ɡie/
Wang
Li		 /səŋ/ /ɡǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /səŋ/ /gie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 sēng qí

Etymology 1

Adjective

僧祇

  1. (literary, Buddhism) Short for 阿僧祇 (āsēngqí, “innumerable”).

Etymology 2

Noun

僧祇

  1. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 僧伽 (sēngqié, “sangha”).
Derived terms
  • 僧祇戶／僧祇户
  • 僧祇支
  • 僧祇穀／僧祇谷
  • 僧祇粟

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian زنگی‎ (zangi, “dark-skinned”).

Noun

僧祇

  1. (literary, obsolete) dark-skinned aborigines in Southeast Asia, or black people from the east coast of Africa
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