椰

椰	U+6930, 椰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6930

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[U+692F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

椱 →
[U+6931]

Translingual

Han character

椰 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木尸十中 (DSJL), four-corner 4792₇, composition ⿰木耶)

Derived characters

𦽶

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 537, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15069
Dae Jaweon: page 925, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1224, character 6
Unihan data for U+6930

Chinese

trad.		椰
simp. ^#		椰
alternative forms		枒㭨

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (耶) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
耶	*laː
椰	*laː
爺	*laː
瑘	*laː
鎁	*laː

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *laː): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 耶 (OC *laː).

Etymology

Attested as early as the Jin dynasty (晉朝). Compare earlier form 楈枒 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ŋraː/ŋraːs), 胥邪 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ljaː/laː), 胥餘 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ la) (attested since Han dynasty).

Li Shizhen thinks 椰 (yé) is possibly derived from 爺 (yé), a native Southerners' word for tribal chiefs (Bencao Cangmu, 31).

Compare to Proto-Chamic *laʔur.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je⁴ / je^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yie³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yà / yài

(Meixian, Guangdong): yai² / ya²
Northern Min (KCR): iǎ
Eastern Min (BUC): ià
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iâ

(Teochew, Peng'im): ia⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ia
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ie¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: je⁴ / je^4-2
  - Yale: yèh / yé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ / je^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ / yé^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/, /jɛː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yie³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiɛ²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà / yài
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˇ / (r)iai^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya² / yai²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a¹¹/, /(j)i̯ai̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yai² / ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /iaɪ¹¹/, /ia¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iǎ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ia⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ie¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯e̞³³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	椰
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	椰
Reading #	1/1
No.	14761
Phonetic component	耶
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/

Definitions

椰

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) coconut palm
(now in compounds or dialectal) coconut (Classifier: 個／个 c)
椰汁 ― yēzhī ― coconut water

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椰子 (“coconut”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		椰子, 椰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	椰子
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	椰子
	Liuzhou	椰子果, 椰子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	มะพร้าว
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะพร้าว
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	椰子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰子, 椰
	Hong Kong	椰子
	Taishan	椰子
Hakka	Meixian	椰仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	椰
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	椰仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	椰仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	椰仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	椰子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	椰仔, 椰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	椰
Southern Min	Xiamen	椰子
	Quanzhou	椰子
	Zhangzhou	椰子
	Taipei	椰子
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	椰子
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	椰子
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	椰子
	Kaohsiung	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	椰子
	Yilan	椰子
	Yilan (Toucheng)	椰子
	Changhua (Lukang)	椰子, 鱟薸
	Taichung	椰子
	Tainan	椰子
	Tainan (Anping)	椰子
	Hsinchu	椰子
	Kinmen	椰子
	Penghu (Magong)	椰子
	Penghu (Xiyu)	椰子
	Penang (Hokkien)	椰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	椰, kelapa
	Manila (Hokkien)	椰, 椰仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	椰
	Wenchang	椰子
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰子