貝葉

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

CEDICT

leaf of Corypha umbraculifera

Wiktionary

貝多樹的樹葉。古代印度人將佛經書寫於上。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

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

Containing this entry

梵冊貝葉 fàncèbèiyè Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
貝葉斯 Bèiyèsī
  1. Bayes (name)
  2. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
貝葉棕 bèiyèzōng pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
貝葉經 bèiyèjīng sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
貝葉樹 bèiyèshù
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貝多 bèiduō pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
貝葉棕 bèiyèzōng pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras