舌根
Chinese
tongue | radical (chem.); root; basis | ||
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simp. and trad. (舌根) | 舌 | 根 |
Etymology
The Buddhism sense is a translation of Sanskrit जिह्वेन्द्रिय (jihvendriya, “tongue faculty”). The Tibetan equivalent is ལྕེའི་དབང་པོ (lce'i dbang po).
Pronunciation
Noun
舌根
- (anatomy) root of the tongue; back of the tongue
- (Buddhism) “tongue or taste faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (舌根):
- → Japanese: 舌根 (zekkon)
- → Korean: 설근 (舌根, seolgeun)
- → Vietnamese: thiệt căn (舌根)