奇楠
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (奇楠) |
奇 | 楠 | |
| alternative forms | 伽楠 伽藍／伽蓝 棋楠 | ||
Etymology
Likely from the same source as 伽羅／伽罗 (qiéluó), a phonetic rendering from either one of:
- Sanskrit कालागुरु (kālāguru), referring to a kind of fragrant black (काल (kāla)) agarwood (अगुरु (aguru))
- Sanskrit तगर (tagara), referring to Tabernaemontana coronaria (pinwheel flower or crepe jasmine).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qínán
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cínán
- Wade–Giles: chʻi2-nan2
- Yale: chí-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyinan
- Palladius: цинань (cinanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 naam4
- Yale: kèih nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
奇楠
Descendants
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 奇 | 楠 |
Noun
奇楠