剎那

See also: 刹那

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (剎那)		剎	那
simp. (刹那)		刹	那

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chànà, chànuó

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ, ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ naa⁵, saat³ no⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chànà
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahnah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ na̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: chànuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahnuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹ nu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: saat³ naa⁵, saat³ no⁴
  - Yale: saat náh, saat nòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ naa⁵, saat⁸ no⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ na⁵, sad³ no⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ nɑː¹³/, /sɑːt̚³ nɔː²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    剎那／刹那
    薩那／萨那

Note: saat3 no4 - rare.

Noun

剎那

(originally Buddhism) instant; moment; split-second

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (剎那):

Japanese: 刹那 (せつな) (setsuna)
Korean: 찰나 (剎那, challa)
Vietnamese: sát na (剎那)

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