沙漠
Chinese
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | desert; unconcerned | ||
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simp. and trad. (沙漠) | 沙 | 漠 | |
variant forms | 砂漠 沙幕 |
Pronunciation
Noun
沙漠
- desert (barren area)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (沙漠):
- → Japanese: 砂漠 (sabaku)
- → Korean: 사막 (沙漠, samak)
- → Vietnamese: sa mạc (沙漠)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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沙 | 漠 |
さ Grade: S | ばく Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 砂漠 (sabaku)
Etymology
From Middle Chinese /*ʂamɑk̚/ > Japanese /*sabaku/.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) さばく [sàbákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sa̠ba̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
沙漠 (hiragana さばく, rōmaji sabaku)
- desert (barren area)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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沙 | 漠 |
Noun
沙漠 • (samak) (hangeul 사막)
- Hanja form? of 사막 (“desert (barren area)”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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沙 | 漠 |
Noun
沙漠
- Hán tự form of sa mạc (“desert (barren area)”).