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贝多

貝多
bèi duō

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bèi duō
  1. 1.pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

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  1. 1.talipot; Corypha umbraculifera
  2. 2.Buddhist scriptures
  3. 3.a state in Chinese mythology during the Zhou Dynasty

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्र (patra, “leaf; paper; etc.”) and पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf; leaf prepared for writing on”). Per Luce, compare also Burmese ပေ (pe, “corypha palm”).

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