贝叶

貝葉
bèiyè
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

CEDICT

leaf of Corypha umbraculifera

Wiktionary

贝多树的树叶。古代印度人将佛经书写于上。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 贝 bèi
  1. cowrie
  2. shellfish
  3. currency (archaic)
2 叶 yè
  1. leaf
  2. page
  3. lobe
  4. (historical) period
  5. classifier for small boats

Containing this entry

梵册贝叶 fàncèbèiyè Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
贝叶斯 Bèiyèsī
  1. Bayes (name)
  2. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
贝叶棕 bèiyèzōng pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
贝叶经 bèiyèjīng sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
贝叶树 bèiyèshù
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Related entries

贝多 bèiduō pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
贝叶棕 bèiyèzōng pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras