# 摩羅
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): móluó
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mo$^1$ lo$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: móluó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: móluó
*** Wade–Giles: mo$^2$-lo$^2$
*** Yale: mwó-lwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moluo
*** Palladius: моло (molo)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mo$^1$ lo$^4$
*** Yale: mō lòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mo$^1$ lo$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mo$^1$ lo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

#### Noun

摩羅
* Alternative name for 百合 (bǎihé, “lily”).

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 摩羅 – see 魔羅 (“mara”). (This term is a variant form of 魔羅).

### Etymology 3

Clipping of 室獸摩羅 (MC syit syuwH ma la), from Sanskrit शिशुमार (śiśumāra, “child-killer; alligator”). Related to 魔羅 (MC ma la, “mara”)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): móluó
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mo$^1$ lo$^4$ / mo$^4$ lo$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: móluó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: móluó
*** Wade–Giles: mo$^2$-lo$^2$
*** Yale: mwó-lwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moluo
*** Palladius: моло (molo)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mo$^1$ lo$^4$ / mo$^4$ lo$^4$
*** Yale: mō lòh / mòh lòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mo$^1$ lo$^4$ / mo$^4$ lo$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mo$^1$ lo$^4$ / mo$^4$ lo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/, /mɔː²¹ lɔː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: ma la
Rime :
| Character | 摩 | 羅 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 莫婆切 | 魯何切 |
| Baxter | ma | la |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mwa/ | /la/ |
| Li Rong | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /muɑ/ | /lɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mó | luó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mo$^4$ | lo$^4$ |

#### Noun

摩羅
* (Buddhism, obsolete) alligator

### Etymology 4

Unknown; possibly transcription of a word in an Indian language.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): móluó
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mo$^1$ lo$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: móluó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: móluó
*** Wade–Giles: mo$^2$-lo$^2$
*** Yale: mwó-lwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moluo
*** Palladius: моло (molo)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mo$^1$ lo$^1$
*** Yale: mō lō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mo$^1$ lo$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mo$^1$ lo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔː⁵⁵ lɔː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

摩羅
* (chiefly Cantonese, often derogatory) Indian people

##### Derived terms

* 摩囉差／摩啰差
* 摩羅街／摩罗街

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 摩羅 – see the following entry. :
| 【魔羅まら】 | [noun] [from early 800s] (Buddhism) Mara: a Buddhist demon that personifies the "death" of spiritual life [noun] [from early 800s] (anatomy) penis |
(This term, 摩羅, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Kikai

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Kunigami

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | らー Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(らー) (marā)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Miyako

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Northern Amami Ōshima

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Yaeyama

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Yonaguni

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅

## Yoron

Kanji in this term :
| 摩 | 羅 |
| ま Grade: S | ら Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

摩(ま)羅(ら) (mara)
* Alternative form of 魔羅