大宛
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Etymology
Pulleyblank (1966, pp. 22, 27) notices that the "old" suggestion based on the name of Greeks – cf. Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “Ionian”), Sanskrit यवन (yavana) – had been unsatisfactory, an observation also acknowledged by Yu (1998, p. 68); see references therein. Possible Indo-Iranian origin and cognacy with the Ancient Greek word-forms Τόχαροι (Tókharoi) or Τάχοροι (Tákhoroi) have been suggested; see etymologies thereof.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dàyuan
- Wade–Giles: Ta4-yüan1
- Yale: Dà-ywān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahiuan
- Palladius: Даюань (Dajuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ɥɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 jyun1
- Yale: daaih yūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 jyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 yun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² jyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dajH 'jwon
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*daːds qon/
Proper noun
大宛
- (historical) Dayuan (an ancient country in Central Asia)
Noun
大宛
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