契丹大字中的“皇后”

Research on"Empress"in Khitan Large Script

契丹语中有四种形式的“皇后”,现已在契丹大字中发现三种。契丹大字■对应契丹小字■,音*nou-??m(耨斡麽),本义为“地母”,引申义为“皇后”。■对应契丹小字■,音*tergen(忒里蹇),本义不详,意译为“皇后”。■与契丹小字■相对应,音*nou-?tergen(耨斡忒里蹇),义为“地皇后”,系应天皇后之专称。■对应契丹小字■,为汉语“皇后”之音译,系汉语借词。

There are four forms of"empress"in the Khitan language,three of which have been found in the Khitan large script.■of the Khitan large script,corresponding to■of the Khitan small script,pronouncednou-m,means"earth mother"originally,while the extended meaning is"empress".,corresponding to■of the Khitan small script,■pronounced*tergen,whose original meaning is unknown yet,is paraphrased"empress".■,corresponding to■pronounced"nou-tergen,means"Empress of Earth",which is the special name of Empress Yingtian.皇后corresponding to■of the Khitan small script,is transliterated as Chinese"empress",which is a Chinese loanword.