邪馬臺
See also: 邪馬台
Chinese
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (邪馬臺/邪馬台) | 邪 | 馬 | 臺/台 | |
simp. (邪马台) | 邪 | 马 | 台 | |
alternative forms | 邪摩堆 夜麻登 耶麻騰/耶麻腾 |
Etymology
Related to, or possibly borrowed from Old Japanese 大和 (Yamato2) or Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
邪馬臺
- Yamatai
- 其大倭王居邪馬臺國。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Qí Dàwō wáng jū Yémǎtái guó. [Pinyin]
- The King of Great Wa resides in the country of Yamatai.
其大倭王居邪马台国。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 邪馬臺 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 邪馬臺, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |