五天竺
Chinese
five | India or Nepal | ||
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trad. (五天竺) | 五 | 天竺 | |
simp. #(五天竺) | 五 | 天竺 |
Etymology
The Puranas divide ancient India into five regions: Pracya (Eastern India), Uttarapatha (Northern India), Aparanta (Western India), Dakshinapatha (Southern India) and Madhyadesha (Central India). 五天竺 (Wǔtiānzhú, literally “five Indias”) is thus a term for all of India.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
五天竺
- (historical) ancient India
Synonyms
- 五印度 (Wǔyìndù)
- 五印 (Wǔyìn)
- 五天
- 印度 (Yìndù)