榎
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Translingual
Han character
榎 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木一山水 (DMUE), four-corner 41947, composition ⿰木夏)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 542, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15219
- Dae Jaweon: page 930, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1263, character 2
- Unihan data for U+698E
Chinese
| trad. | 榎 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 榎 | |
| alternative forms | 檟／槚 | |
Glyph origin
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎ
- Wade–Giles: chia3
- Yale: jyǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea
- Palladius: цзя (czja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gaa2
- Yale: gá
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa2
- Guangdong Romanization: ga2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: kaeX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kraːʔ/
Definitions
榎
- Manchurian catalpa (Catalpa bungei)
- Synonym: 楸 (qiū)
Compounds
- 榎楚
Japanese
Kanji
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 榎 |
| え Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.[1]
There are various theories regarding the ultimate derivation of this e. Some of these include:
- From 枝 (e, eda, “branch”), from the many branches
- From 餌 (e, esa, “food for animals”), from the multitude of berries eaten by birds
- From 柄 (e, “handle”), from the way the wood was used for tool handles
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e̞]
Noun
榎 • (e)
- Celtis sinensis, the Chinese hackberry tree
- Synonym: (see below) 榎 (enoki)
- (rare) the Chinese hackberry fruit
- Synonym: 榎の実 (e no mi, enoki no mi)
Usage notes
This reading is generally not used in isolation in modern Japanese.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 榎 |
| えのき Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 朴 𪱻 |
Compound of 榎 (e, “Chinese hackberry”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木 (ki, “tree”). Compare the similar formation of various other tree names, such as 楠 (kusu, “camphor; camphor tree”) and 楠 (kusunoki, “camphor tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
榎 or 榎 • (enoki)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as エノキ (enoki).
Proper noun
榎 • (Enoki)
- a surname
References
- ^ , text here
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Further reading
Etymology at Nihonjiten (in Japanese)
Korean
Hanja
榎 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka, Yale ka)
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