婆羅門参

Japanese

Kanji in this term
婆 羅 門 参
ば
Grade: S 		ら
Grade: S 		もん
Grade: 2 		じん
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
婆羅門參 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “brahmin ginseng”, 婆羅門(ばらもん) (baramon, “brahmin”) + 参(しん) (shin, “carrot, gingseng”). The shin changes to jin as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba̠ɾa̠mõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

婆(ば)羅(ら)門(もん)参(じん) or 婆羅門参(バラモンジン) • (baramonjin) 

  1. purple salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius
    Synonym: 麦撫子 (mugi-nadeshiko)

Usage notes

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

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