枇杷

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (枇杷)
simp. #(枇杷)

Etymology

From 琵琶 (pípá, “pipa”). The fruit is said to resemble the musical instrument in shape.

Pronunciation


Noun

枇杷

  1. loquat (type of fruit)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枇杷):
  • Japanese: 枇杷(ビワ) (biwa)
  • Korean: 비파(枇杷) (bipa)
  • Vietnamese: tì bà (枇杷)

Others:

References

  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “393 枇杷”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 329.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
は > わ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() or 枇杷(ビワ) • (biwaびは (bifa)?

  1. loquat, Eriobotrya japonica

Derived terms

  • 枇杷核(びわかく) (biwakaku)
  • 枇杷葉(びわよう) (biwayō)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

枇杷 • (bipa) (hangeul 비파)

  1. hanja form? of 비파 (loquat (type of fruit))

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

枇杷

  1. chữ Hán form of tì bà (loquat)