耳根
Chinese
ear | radical (chem.); root; basis | ||
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simp. and trad. (耳根) | 耳 | 根 |
Etymology
The Buddhism sense is a translation of Sanskrit श्रोत्रेन्द्रिय (śrotrendriya, “sense or organ of hearing”). The Tibetan equivalent is རྣ་བའི་དབང་པོ (rna ba'i dbang po).
Pronunciation
Noun
耳根
- (anatomy) root of the ear
- in one's ears; near one's ears; ear
- (Buddhism) “ear or hearing faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (耳根):
- → Japanese: 耳根 (nikon)
- → Korean: 이근 (耳根, igeun)
- → Vietnamese: nhĩ căn (耳根)