維那

維那

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	that; those; which
simp. and trad. (維那)		維	那

Etymology

Combined from native Chinese 維 (“to maintain”) + an abbreviation of Sanskrit कर्मदान (karmadāna, “duty-distributor”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéinà

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéinà
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weinah
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéinà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ nä⁵¹/

Noun

維那

1. (archaic) A monastic official in charge of a prefecture during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
2. (Buddhism) duty-distributor; a arranger of duties in command of a monastery