唐黍

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
唐 黍
もろこし
Grade: S		 きび
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍 – see the following entry.
【もろこしきび】
[noun] sorghum
Alternative spelling
蜀黍
(This term, 唐黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
唐 黍
もろこし
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍 – see the following entry.
【もろこしモロコシ】
[noun] sorghum
[noun] maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
Alternative spelling
蜀黍
(This term, 唐黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
唐 黍
とう
Grade: S		 きび
Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi

/taukibi/ → /tɔːkibi/ → /toːkibi/

Compound of 唐 (tō, “Tang Dynasty; China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍 (kibi, “millet”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) とーき​び [tòókíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːkʲibʲi]

Noun

唐(とう)黍(きび) • (tōkibi) 

  1. maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
  2. sorghum
Synonyms

References
  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, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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