伽

伽

伽 U+4F3D, 伽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F3D ← 似 [U+4F3C] CJK Unified Ideographs 伾 → [U+4F3E]

Translingual

Han character

伽 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人大尸口 (OKSR), four-corner 2620₀, composition ⿰亻加)

References

• KangXi: page 97, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 486
• Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 140, character 7
• Unihan data for U+4F3D

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (加) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
妿	*kaːl, *qaːl
賀	*ɡaːls
迦	*ka, *kal, *kraːl
茄	*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
伽	*ɡa, *ɡal
枷	*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
嘉	*kraːl
加	*kraːl
笳	*kraːl
痂	*kraːl
袈	*kraːl
跏	*kraːl
珈	*kraːl
鴐	*kraːl
架	*kraːls
駕	*kraːls
瘸	*ɡʷal

simp. and trad.		伽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡa, *ɡal) : semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qié (qie²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qié
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cié
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh²
    • Yale: chyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chye
    • Palladius: це (ce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ke⁴
    • Yale: kèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɡɨɑ/

Rime
Character	伽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	戈 (96)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	求迦切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨa/
Li Rong	/ɡiɑ/
Wang Li	/ɡǐɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯ɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ke4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡa/, /*ɡal/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	伽	伽
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	5868	5869
Phonetic component	加	加
Rime group	魚	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	伽	伽
Old Chinese	/*ɡa/	/*ɡal/
Notes	譯音字，僧伽saṃɡha

Definitions

伽

1. Original form of 茄 (qié).
2. Used in transcription.

Compounds

伽伽 伽南香 僧伽 (sēngqié) 薄伽梵

阿伽陀 (āqiétuó) 伽藍／伽蓝 (qiélán) 伽藍鳥／伽蓝鸟 (qiélánniǎo) 僧伽藍／僧伽蓝

楞伽經／楞伽经 迦膩色伽／迦腻色伽 (Jiānìsèqié) 迦陵頻伽／迦陵频伽

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gā (ga¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gā
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ga
    • Wade–Giles: ka¹
    • Yale: gā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga
    • Palladius: га (ga)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹
    • Yale: gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵/

Definitions

伽

1. Used in transcription.

Compounds

那伽 (nàgā) 伽馬刀／伽马刀 (gāmǎdāo)

伽馬射線／伽马射线 (gāmǎ shèxiàn) 伽馬粒子／伽马粒子 (gāmǎ lìzǐ)

吉爾伽美什／吉尔伽美什 (Jí'ěrgāměishí) 歐米伽／欧米伽 (ōumǐgā)

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiā (jia¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jia
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹
    • Yale: jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
    • Palladius: цзя (czja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹
    • Yale: gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵/

Definitions

伽

1. Used in transcription.
2. Short for 伽利略 (jiālìlüè, “galileo (unit)”).

Compounds

伽倻琴 (jiāyēqín) 伽利略 (jiālìlüè) 瑜伽 (yújiā) 瑜伽功 (yújiāgōng) 瑜伽士 (yújiāshì) 瑜伽宗 瑜伽派

瑜伽行派 那伽 (nàgā) 伽師／伽师 (Jiāshī) 伽瑪射線／伽玛射线 僧伽羅語／僧伽罗语 (Sēngjiāluóyǔ) 歐米伽／欧米伽 (ōumǐjiā)

熱力瑜伽／热力瑜伽 (rèlì yújiā) 熱瑜伽／热瑜伽 (rèyújiā) 瑜伽術／瑜伽术 (yújiāshù) 阿伏伽德羅常量／阿伏伽德罗常量 (Āfújiādéluó chángliàng) 阿伏伽德羅數／阿伏伽德罗数 (Āfújiādéluó-shù) 高溫瑜伽／高温瑜伽 (gāowēn yújiā)

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Japanese

Kanji

伽

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. nursing
2. attending
3. entertainer

Readings

• Go-on: ぎゃ (gya)
• Kan-on: きゃ (kya)
• Kan’yō-on: か (ka); が (ga)
• Kun: とぎ (togi, 伽)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
伽
とぎ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ɡʲi]

Noun

伽(とぎ) • (togi) 

1. relieving one of boredom with a story; also, such a person
2. attending one in their bedroom; also, such a person
3. nursing or taking care of a person; also, such a person

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Korean

Hanja

伽 (eumhun 절 가 (jeol ga))

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Vietnamese

Han character

伽: Hán Nôm readings: già, giả, gia, nhà

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References

• Nom Foundation