一切經音義 82.35

82.35

穹廬（上丘弓反郭璞云天形穹窿然因以為名下呂居反杜注左傳云廬舍也毛詩傳廬寄也河圖云黃帝作廬以避寒暑也案穹廬戎蕃之人以氈為廬帳其頂高圓形如天象穹窿高大故号穹廬王及首領所居之者可容百人諸餘庶品即全家共處一廬行即𩧐駞負去氈帳也）。

穹廬 Dome-shaped tent (yurt) (the first character is pronounced [in fanqie] 丘 + 弓; Guo Pu says: "The vault of heaven is domed and arched, hence it is named after it." The second character is pronounced [in fanqie] 呂 + 居; Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: "廬 means a cottage/hut." The Mao Shijing commentary says: "廬 means a temporary lodging." The Hetu says: "The Yellow Emperor made huts to avoid heat and cold." Note: Yurts (穹廬) are felt huts and tents used by the northern and western barbarians; the top is high and rounded, resembling the grand vault of the sky, and is lofty and vast, hence called 穹廬 ('vaulted hut'). The residences of kings and chieftains can accommodate a hundred people; ordinary commoners have their entire family live together in a single tent. When on the move, they pack them on horses and camels and carry the felt tents away).