銀杏
Chinese[edit]
silver; money | apricot | ||
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trad. (銀杏) | 銀 | 杏 | |
simp. (银杏) | 银 | 杏 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
銀杏
- (~樹) ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, tree)
- ginkgo nut
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Descendants[edit]
- → Hawaiian: nanahana (via Cantonese ngan⁴ hang⁶)
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
いちょう | |
Grade: 3 | Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
/it͡ɕijau/ → /it͡ɕjɔː/ → /it͡ɕoː/
Borrowing from Chinese 鴨腳/鸭脚 (yājiǎo, “ginkgo”) around the Muromachi period.
There is an Edo-period folk etymology that the original derivation was 一葉 (ichiyō, literally “a single leaf”), but from the historical kana usage, 一葉 would be read as いちえふ (ichi-efu) → いてふ (itefu), instead of いちやう (i-chau).
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
銀杏 or 銀杏 • (ichō) ←いちやう (ityau) or イチヤウ (ityau)?
- ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
- an arrowhead in the shape of a ginkgo leaf
- Short for 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira): an Edo-period hairstyle, with the topknot in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, today usually associated with higher-ranked sumo wrestlers
- a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a motif of various styles of gingko leaves
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 イチョウ.
Derived terms[edit]
- 銀杏脚 (ichō-ashi)
- 銀杏芋 (ichō-imo)
- 銀杏浮苔 (ichō ukigoke)
- 銀杏会 (Ichō-kai)
- 銀杏返し (ichō-gaeshi)
- 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira)
- 銀杏形 (ichō-gata)
- 銀杏蟹 (ichōgani)
- 銀杏切り (ichō-giri)
- 銀杏草 (ichō-gusa)
- 銀杏崩し (ichō-kuzushi)
- 銀杏苔 (ichō-goke)
- 銀杏草 (ichō-sō)
- 銀杏羽 (ichōba)
- 銀杏歯 (ichōba)
- 銀杏髷 (ichō-mage)
- 銀杏黄葉 (ichō momiji)
- 鯔背銀杏 (inase ichō)
- 岩銀杏 (iwa-ichō)
- 大銀杏 (ōichō)
- 楽屋銀杏 (gakuya ichō)
- 乳銀杏 (chichi ichō)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
あん > なん Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | tōon |
Attested around the mid-12th century.
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 銀杏 (MC ngin haengX), utilizing the 唐音 (tō'on, “Tang sound”) of 杏 (an), as in 杏子 (anzu, “apricot”).
The an changes to nan as an instance of renjō (連声).
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Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
きょう Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | kan’yōon |
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 銀杏 (MC ngin haengX), utilizing the 慣用音 (kan'yō-on, “Customary sound”) of 杏 (kyō), as in 杏仁 (kyōnin, “apricot seed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
銀杏 • (ginkyō) ←ぎんきやう (ginkyau)?
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
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- zh:Gymnosperms
- zh:Trees
- zh:Nuts
- Japanese terms spelled with 銀
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- Japanese terms with renjō
- ja:Nuts
- ja:Trees
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