波布草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	布	草
は Grade: 3	ふ > ぶ Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 波布 (habu, “Okinawan habu”) +‎ 草 (sō, “grass”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はぶそー [hàbúsóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠bɯ̟so̞ː]

Noun

波(は)布(ぶ)草(そう) or 波布草(ハブソウ) • (habusō) ^{←はぶさう (fabusau)^?}

coffee senna

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 ハブソウ (habusō).

References

^ 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

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

[NHK-2] 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

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