從梵文音譯中比較粵語與古漢語的發音

中文佛經中有很多梵文詞的音譯，由於這些佛經是古代譯成的，當然是采用當時的漢語發音來進行音譯的。

尤其是唐、宋二代，有大量佛經被譯成中文，因此保留了大量唐宋古音的粵語，是研究佛教音韻，特別是研究佛教經咒正確發音的珍貴工具。

例如：

梵音: Namo
音譯: 南無
粵語: Nam Moe
Mandarin: Nan Wu （'南'字尾音m變成了n，'無'字聲母m變成了w）

梵音: Manjusri
音譯: 文殊師利
粵語: Man Syu Si Ley
Mandarin: Wen Shu Shi Li （'文'字聲母m變成了w）

梵音: Samyak-sambodhi
音譯: 三藐三菩提
粵語: Sam Mil Sam Poe Tae
Mandarin: San Miao San Pu Ti （'三'字尾音m變成了n）

梵音: Om = aum
音譯: 唵
粵語: aum
Mandarin: An （尾音m變成了n）

由此可見，粵語發音與古漢語更為相近。

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