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Jméno "Buddha" ve středoasijských jazycích

Title in English The name "Buddha" in Central Asian Languages
Authors

SCHWARZ Michal

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Linguistica Brunensia
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Linguistics
Keywords Indo-Iranian languages; Tocharian languages; Altaic languages; Chinese; Tibetan; loanwords; buddhism; Central Asia
Description The study describes adaptation of the loanword "Buddha" in Indo-European, Altaic, Chinese and Tibetan languages in Central Asia. The forms "Buddha-god" and "Buddha-king" show influences of mythology and sociocultural context.
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