郁子

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
郁	子
む Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1
jukujikun

Kanji in this term
郁	子
う Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1
jukujikun

Kanji in this term
郁	子
うん Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1
jukujikun

Kanji in this term
郁	子
んー Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1
jukujikun

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare contraction of むとす (mu to su).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɯ̟be̞]

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟be̞]

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃mbe̞]

IPA^(key): [mːbe̞]

Noun

郁(む)子(べ) or 郁子(ムベ) or 郁(う)子(べ) or 郁(うん)子(べ) or 郁(んー)子(べ) • (mube or ube or unbe or nnbe)

Stauntonia hexaphylla

Usage notes

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

References

“むべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
“うべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
“うんべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
“んーべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.