石灰

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks grey; ash
trad. (石灰)
simp. #(石灰)

Pronunciation


Noun

石灰

  1. (mineralogy) lime

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 石灰 (dzyek xwoj, literally stone + ash).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せっ)(かい) • (sekkai

  1. (chemistry) lime
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
はい > ばい
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Compound of (ishi, stone) +‎ (hai, ash). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(いし)(ばい) • (ishibai

  1. (chemistry) lime
Derived terms
  • 石灰窯(いしばいがま) (ishibaigama)
  • 石灰(いしばい)(だん) (ishibai no dan)
  • 石灰(いしばい)() (ishibai no ma)
  • 貝石灰(かいいしばい) (kaiishibai)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

石灰 • (seokhoe) (hangeul 석회)

  1. hanja form? of 석회 (lime)