noun
Archaic term; a former Chinese name for India. No longer used in modern Japanese.
See also: インド
「身毒」は、古代中国でインドを指した呼び名の一つである。
"身毒" is one of the names used in ancient China to refer to India.
The modern Japanese word for India, replacing the archaic 身毒.
The kanji 身毒 are ateji used in ancient Chinese records to phonetically represent a name for India. The exact derivation is uncertain.