Pangu

Pangu

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) P'an-ku

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 盤古／盘古 (Pángǔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːnˈɡuː/

Proper noun

Pangu

1. (Chinese mythology) The first living being and creator of all in Chinese mythology.

Translations

creator of all in Chinese mythology

Chinese: Mandarin: 盤古／盘古 (zh) (Pángǔ) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Russian: Пань-гу́ m (Panʹ-gú)

References

1. “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, LCCN 79-42627, OCLC 781411242, pages 476, 483: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] P'an-ku (Pangu) 盤古”

Anagrams

• punga