南無

Etymology
Borrowed from, the sandhi form of that appears before words beginning with a voiced consonant, which was presumably common in Buddhist texts.

The modern pronunciations are irregular in order to match the original Sanskrit pronunciation.

Verb

 * 1)   to salute; to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva).

Etymology 1
Transliteration of, from , possibly via.

Compare 🇨🇬.

Phrase

 * : to salute; to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva).

Etymology 2
Likely a borrowing from.

Phrase

 * : to salute; to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva).