
古 印度 的别譯。 唐 玄奘 《大唐西域記·印度總述》:“詳夫 天竺 之稱,異議糾紛,舊雲 身毒 ,或曰 賢豆 ,今從正音,宜雲 印度 。”
“賢豆”是一個古漢語詞彙,其核心含義是古代對印度的音譯名稱之一,主要用于漢譯佛經或古代地理文獻中。以下從漢語詞典角度對其詳細解釋:
本義:
“賢豆”是梵語“Hindu”(指印度河流域及印度地區)或“Indu”(印度)的古音譯形式。它并非現代漢語常用詞,而是佛教東傳及中外交通史上對印度的特定稱謂,與“身毒”、“天竺”、“印度”等詞屬于同一系列的音譯詞。
詞源演變:
該詞源于梵語,通過佛經翻譯傳入中土。唐代高僧玄奘在《大唐西域記》中提出音譯規範,主張将“身毒”“賢豆”等舊譯統一改為“印度”(梵文 Indu 的音譯),此後“賢豆”逐漸被取代。
《大唐西域記》(唐·玄奘):
“詳夫天竺之稱,異議糾紛,舊雲身毒,或曰賢豆。今從正音,宜雲印度。”
此記載明确将“賢豆”列為印度舊譯名之一,并解釋其被“印度”取代的過程。
《翻譯名義集》(宋·法雲):
佛教辭書《翻譯名義集》收錄“賢豆”詞條,歸入“諸國”篇,注為:“舊雲身毒,或雲賢豆,皆訛略也。正雲印度。” 印證其作為印度古稱的定位。
“賢豆”屬典型的音譯外來詞,二字無實際漢語字義關聯,僅表音。其發音接近梵語 Hindu 的中古漢語讀法(匣母先韻 hen + 定母候韻 du)。
主要用于魏晉至唐代的佛教文獻及地理著作,反映古代中國對南亞次大陸的認知變遷。
現代漢語中,“賢豆”已完全被“印度”取代,僅作為曆史文獻中的專有名詞出現,需結合佛經、史書或語言學研究語境理解。普通詞典(如《漢語大詞典》)将其标注為“古地名”,釋義為“即印度”。
參考資料:
: [《上古音系》目錄索引(中國國家圖書館)](http://read.nlc.cn/outRes/outResList?type=ebook&id=100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
“賢豆”是古印度的音譯名稱之一,屬于漢語對梵語詞彙的音譯變體。以下是詳細解釋:
基本詞義 “賢豆”讀作xián dòu,是古代中國對印度的别稱,屬于音譯詞。該詞最早見于唐代玄奘的《大唐西域記》,書中提到印度舊稱存在多種音譯差異,如“身毒”“賢豆”等,最終統一為“印度”。
曆史背景與譯名演變
語言與文化關聯
例句參考
《大唐西域記·印度總述》:“詳夫天竺之稱,異議糾紛……或曰賢豆,今從正音,宜雲印度。”
若需進一步了解古印度譯名演變,可查閱《大唐西域記》原文或相關梵漢對音研究文獻。
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