伽藍

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (伽藍)		伽	藍
simp. (伽蓝)		伽	蓝

Etymology

Short for 僧伽藍摩／僧伽蓝摩, from Sanskrit संघाराम (saṃghārāma).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiélán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴ laam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiélán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciélán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh²-lan²
  - Yale: chyé-lán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyelan
  - Palladius: целань (celanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵ län³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ke⁴ laam⁴
  - Yale: kèh làahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ laam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ lam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹ laːm²¹/

Middle Chinese: gja lam

Rime
Character	伽	藍
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (96)	談 (143)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	求迦切	魯甘切
Baxter	gja	lam
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨɑ/	/lɑm/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨa/	/lam/
Li Rong	/ɡiɑ/	/lɑm/
Wang Li	/ɡǐɑ/	/lɑm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ɑ/	/lɑm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qié	lán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ke⁴	laam⁴

Noun

伽藍

Buddhist temple

Derived terms

伽藍鳥 / 伽蓝鸟 (qiélánniǎo)
僧伽藍 / 僧伽蓝
洛陽伽藍記 / 洛阳伽蓝记

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (伽藍):

→ Japanese: 伽藍(がらん) (garan)
→ Korean: 가람(伽藍) (garam)
→ Vietnamese: già lam (伽藍)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伽	藍
が Jinmeiyō	らん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がらん [gàráń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) がらん [gáꜜràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

伽(が)藍(らん) • (garan)

(Buddhism) short for 僧伽藍摩 (sōgaranma, “a Buddhist temple or monastery”)
a large temple building

Derived terms

伽藍鳥(がらんちょう) (garanchō)
伽藍堂(がらんどう) (garandō)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍 • (garam) (hangeul 가람)

hanja form^? of 가람 (“Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
伽	藍

Noun

伽藍

chữ Hán form of già lam (“(archaic, literary) pagoda”)