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伽

Mandarin · pinyin gā#

used in the transliteration of Greek letters

Mandarin · pinyin jiā#

traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"

Mandarin · pinyin qié#

used to transliterate Sanskrit "gha"

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伽: jiā · transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone

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1 · ga1

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gaa1 · ke4

Cantonese word readings for 伽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, archaic) archaic form of 茄 (“eggplant”)
Used in transcription. Especially for Sanskrit syllables गा (gā), ग (ga), घा (ghā), घ (gha), का (kā), and क (ka).

character · Etymology 2

Used in transcription.
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 伽利略 (jiālìlüè, “galileo (unit)”)

character · Etymology 2

Used in transcription. Especially for the first syllable of the word gamma.

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