Japanese

Alternative forms

• 娑羅

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) サ​ラ [sáꜜrà] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɾ̠a̠]

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) シャ​ラ [sháꜜrà] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ɾ̠a̠]

Noun

沙羅 ‎(hiragana さら, katakana サラ, romaji sara, alternative reading しゃら, katakana シャラ, romaji shara, historical hiragana しやら)

1. sal; shala (Shorea robusta)

Synonyms

• 沙羅双樹; 娑羅双樹 (サラソウジュ, ​sarasōju)
• 沙羅樹; 娑羅樹 (シャラノキ, ​saranoki)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ナツツ​バキ [nàtsútsúꜜbàkì] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠t͡sɯᵝt͡sɯᵝba̠kʲi]

Noun

沙羅 ‎(hiragana なつつばき, katakana ナツツバキ, romaji natsutsubaki)

1. Alternative spelling of 夏椿

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9