伽藍

伽藍

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (伽藍)		伽	藍
simp. (伽蓝)		伽	蓝

Etymology

Short for 僧伽藍摩／僧伽蓝摩, from Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiélán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴ laam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiélán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyelan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ke⁴ laam⁴
    • Yale: kèh làahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ laam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ lam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹ läːm²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɡɨɑ  lɑm/▼

Rime
Character	伽	藍
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (96)	談 (143)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	求迦切	魯甘切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨɑ/	/lɑm/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨa/	/lam/
Li Rong	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Wang Li	/ɡǐɑ/	/lɑm/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯ɑ/	/lɑm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qié	lán

Noun

伽藍

1. Buddhist temple

Derived terms

伽藍鳥／伽蓝鸟 (qiélánniǎo) 僧伽藍／僧伽蓝

洛陽伽藍記／洛阳伽蓝记

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (伽藍):

• → Japanese: 伽 (が)藍 (らん) (garan)
• → Korean: 가람 (伽藍, garam)
• → Vietnamese: già lam (伽藍)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
伽	藍
が Jinmeiyō	らん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) がらん [gàráń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) が​らん [gáꜜràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

伽藍 (hiragana がらん, rōmaji garan)

1. temple

Derived terms

• 伽 (が)藍 (らん)鳥 (ちょう) (garanchō)
• 伽 (が)藍 (らん)堂 (どう) (garandō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍 • (garam) (hangeul 가람)

1. Hanja form^? of 가람 (“Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍

1. Hán tự form of già lam (“pagoda”).