竜胆

From Middle Chinese 龍膽 (MC ljowng tamX). Metathesis with rendaku of the expected character reading, from りうたん *riutan (> modern りゅうたん *ryūtan) to りんだう rindau (> modern りんどう rindō).

• (Tokyo) りんどー [ríꜜǹdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩndo̞ː]

竜(りん)胆(どう) • (rindō) ^{←りんだう (rindau)?}

1. a perennial herb of the family Gentianaceae, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri

   Synonyms: 笹竜胆 (sasa rindō), 笑草 (“emigusa”)

2. (loosely) any plant of the genus Gentiana or other closely related species: gentian

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as リンドウ (rindō).

• (Tokyo) りゅうたん [ryùútáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨːtã̠ɴ]

竜(りゅう)胆(たん) • (ryūtan) ^{←りうたん (riutan)?}

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
2. alternative form of 竜胆 (rindō)