柊黐

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひいらぎ
Jinmeiyō
もち
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ヒイラギ) (hiiragi, holly osmanthus) + (モチ) (mochi, short for 黐の木 (mochi no ki), “Ilex integra, mochi tree).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) いらぎもち [hìírágíꜜ mòchì] (Nakadaka – [4])[3]
  • IPA(key): [çiːɾa̠ɡʲi mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun[edit]

(ひいらぎ)(もち) or 柊黐(ヒイラギモチ) (hiiragi mochiひひらぎもち (fifiragimoti) or ヒヒラギモチ (fifiragimoti)?

  1. Synonym of 西洋柊 (seiyō hiiragi): Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒイラギモチ.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN