唐黍

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唐 黍
とう
Grade: S 		きび
Hyōgai
jūbakoyomi

/taukibi/ → /tɔːkibi/ → /toːkibi/

Compound of 唐 (tō, “Tang Dynasty; China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍 (kibi, “millet”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とーきび [tòókíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːkʲibʲi]

Noun

唐(とう)黍(きび) • (tōkibi) 

  1. maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
    Synonym: 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi)
  2. sorghum
    Synonyms: 蜀黍 (morokoshi), 高黍 (takakibi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
唐 黍
もろこし
Grade: S 		きび
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蜀黍

Compound of 唐(もろこし) (morokoshi, “China in general; (by extension) foreign”) + 黍(きび) (kibi, “millet”).

The spelling 蜀黍 is from Chinese.[1] See 蜀黍 (shokusho).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もろこしきび [mòrókóshí kíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi kʲibʲi]

Noun

唐(もろこし)黍(きび) • (morokoshi kibi) 

  1. synonym of 蜀黍 (morokoshi, “sorghum, Sorghum bicolor”)

Usage notes

This term has been largely replaced by its clipping, 蜀黍(もろこし) (morokoshi).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
唐 黍
もろこし
Grade: S Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍 – see the following entry.
【蜀黍もろこし】
[noun] sorghum, Sorghum bicolor
[noun] short for 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi, “maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)”)
Alternative spelling
モロコシ
(This term, 唐黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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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