一切經音義 21.86

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緊那羅（緊此云疑也那羅此云人也謂此神貌似人然其頂有一角今見者生疑云人耶非耶或曰那羅此云丈夫也緊云猶𮃯也以其形貌如人而口似牛使見者生疑故名也舊云歌樂神者從技翻也）。

Kiṃnara (緊那羅: 'kiṃ' translates here as 'doubt'; 'nara' translates here as 'man'. This means that this spirit's appearance resembles a human, but it has a single horn on its crown, so that those who see it now doubt, saying: 'Is it human, or not?' Another explanation says: 'nara' translates here as 'man'; 'kiṃ' means 'hesitant' or 'doubtful'; because its form resembles a human while its mouth resembles that of an ox, it causes onlookers to feel doubt, hence the name. The older translation as 'singing and music spirit' [歌樂神] translates it according to its skill).