ジャガ芋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芋
いも
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Clipped compound of ジャガタラ (jagatara) +‎ 芋 (imo, “potato”).

ジャガタラ is a corruption of Dutch Djakarta, from Indonesian Jakarta.

The potato was first introduced to Japan via the Dutch East Indies, hence the Jakarta connection.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゃがいも [jàgáímó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠ɡa̠imo̞]

Noun

ジャガ芋(いも) or ジャガ芋(イモ) • (jagaimo) 

  1. potato, Solanum tuberosum: the plant or its edible tuber
    Synonym: 馬鈴薯 (bareisho)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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