| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (尼波羅) | 尼 | 波 | 羅 | |
| simp. (尼波罗) | 尼 | 波 | 罗 | |
| alternative forms | 尼婆羅/尼婆罗 泥婆羅/泥婆罗 | |||
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 尼 | 波 | 羅 | 
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 
| Initial (聲) | 娘 (12) | 幫 (1) | 來 (37) | 
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) | 戈 (95) | 歌 (94) | 
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | 
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | Open | 
| Division (等) | III | I | I | 
| Fanqie | 女夷切 | 博禾切 | 魯何切 | 
| Baxter | nrij | pa | la | 
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɳˠiɪ/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Pan Wuyun | /ɳᵚi/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Shao Rongfen | /niɪ/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɳji/ | /pwa/ | /la/ | 
| Li Rong | /nji/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Wang Li | /ni/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Bernard Karlgren | /ni/ | /puɑ/ | /lɑ/ | 
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ní | bō | luó | 
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | nei4 | bo1 | lo4 |