Chinese

玻璃

bōli
glass (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m c)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6
  • 玻瓈

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Origin

From Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑɑphɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).

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Lineage

  • derivedPrakrit𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅
    • derivedSanskritस्फटिक
  • characterChinese玻 “used in 玻璃 (bōli, “glass”); also used as its short form”
  • characterChinese璃 “only used in 玻璃 (bōli) and 琉璃 (liúlí)”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese离 “a kind of legendary beast, alternative form of 魑”

Related: Pali phalika, Thai ผลึก, Lao ຜະລຶກ, Khmer ផលិក

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