狻猊

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(狻猊)		 狻 猊
alt. forms
 
狻麑
尊耳
騶吾／驺吾
騶虞／驺虞
騶牙／驺牙
酋耳

Etymology

An imported word from the Western Regions, derived from a word in a source language meaning “lion”.

The use of 狻猊 (OC *swar ŋe) possibly predates that of 獅 (OC *sri, “lion”). Compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *sinĵʰás (“lion”), Proto-Iranian *sarg-, whence Khotanese sarau. Bailey (1979):

Sogdian of the Buddhist texts šrγω, gen. sing. šrγωy. Sogdian of the Manichean texts šrωγ, Middle Parthian of Turfan šgr, šgr-z‘dg (“cub of lion”). Middle Persian šgr ... Here sarau is from *sarāva- but, since -g- is absent in mura- 'bird' < mr̥ga-, it would be possible to trace sarau to [Proto-Iranian] *sargāva- and so to base sar-g-, as for Sogdian and M.Parthian.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 狻 猊
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 桓 (62) 齊 (39)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I IV
Fanqie 素官切 五稽切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /suɑn/ /ŋei/
Pan
Wuyun		 /sʷɑn/ /ŋei/
Shao
Rongfen		 /suɑn/ /ŋɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /swan/ /ŋɛj/
Li
Rong		 /suɑn/ /ŋei/
Wang
Li		 /suɑn/ /ŋiei/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /suɑn/ /ŋiei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 suān yí
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 狻 猊
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 16435 2744
Phonetic
component		 允 兒
Rime
group		 元 支
Rime
subdivision		 3 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 酸 倪
Old
Chinese		 /*sloːn/ /*ŋeː/

Noun

狻猊

  1. (archaic) lion
  2. (Chinese mythology) mythological creature which is said to be a hybrid of lion and dragon, likes to sit down and is one of the nine sons of the dragon
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