魔羅

魔羅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (魔羅)		魔	羅
simp. (魔罗)		魔	罗
variant forms		摩羅／摩罗

Etymology

From Sanskrit मार (māra, “killing; death; destroyer; demon”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: móluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moluo
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /muɑ  lɑ/▼

Rime
Character	魔	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	莫婆切	魯何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwa/	/la/
Li Rong	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/muɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mó	luó

Noun

魔羅

1. (Buddhism) mara (demon)

Derived terms

魔 (mó)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	羅
ま Grade: S	ら Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 摩羅

Etymology

Transcription of Sanskrit मार (māra). The kanji are ateji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mara]

Noun

魔羅 (hiragana まら, rōmaji mara)

1. (Buddhism) Mara; a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life
2. (anatomy) penis
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 2, page 45:

     玉茎 房内經云 玉茎 男陰名也 [...] 一云 麻良 [...]

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 386)

   Mara. l, nancon. マラ. まはた, ナンコン (𨳰. または, 男根) 陰茎. 卑語.

Synonyms

• 男 (だん)根 (こん) (dankon)
• 陰 (いん)茎 (けい) (inkei)
• ペニス (penisu)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.