婆羅門

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (婆羅門)		婆	羅	門
simp. (婆罗门)		婆	罗	门

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): póluómén

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po⁴ lo⁴ mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: póluómén
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: póluómén
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo²-lo²-mên²
  - Yale: pwó-lwó-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: porluomen
  - Palladius: поломэнь (polomɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: po⁴ lo⁴ mun⁴
  - Yale: pòh lòh mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po⁴ lo⁴ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: po⁴ lo⁴ mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː²¹ lɔː²¹ muːn²¹/

Middle Chinese: ba la mwon

Rime
Character	婆	羅	門
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	來 (37)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	薄波切	魯何切	莫奔切
Baxter	ba	la	mwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/buɑ/	/lɑ/	/muən/
Pan Wuyun	/buɑ/	/lɑ/	/muon/
Shao Rongfen	/buɑ/	/lɑ/	/muən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bwa/	/la/	/mwən/
Li Rong	/buɑ/	/lɑ/	/muən/
Wang Li	/buɑ/	/lɑ/	/muən/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱuɑ/	/lɑ/	/muən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pó	luó	mén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	po⁴	lo⁴	mun⁴

Noun

婆羅門

brahmin (caste in Hinduism)

Derived terms

婆羅門教 / 婆罗门教 (póluóménjiào)
婆羅門舞 / 婆罗门舞

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (婆羅門):

→ Japanese: 婆(バ)羅(ラ)門(モン) (baramon)
→ Korean: 파라문(婆羅門) (paramun)
→ Vietnamese: Bà La Môn (婆羅門)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
婆	羅	門
ば Grade: S	ら Grade: S	もん Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

The kanji are ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), from Chinese 婆羅門 / 婆罗门 (póluómén).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 婆羅門 – see the following entry.

【バラモン】

[noun] (Hinduism) brahmin

(This term, 婆羅門, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

婆羅門参(バラモンジン) (baramonjin)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
婆	羅	門

Noun

婆羅門

chữ Hán form of Bà La Môn (“brahmin”)