射干
Chinese
radio- (chem.); shoot | to concern; to interfere; shield to concern; to interfere; shield; stem | ||
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trad. (射干) | 射 | 干 | |
simp. #(射干) | 射 | 干 |
Etymology
From Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”); another variations include 野干 (OC *ɦljaʔ kaːn), 野犴 (OC *ɦljaʔ ŋaːn), 豻 (OC *ŋaːn) and 悉伽羅 (MC sit gja la).
Pronunciation
Noun
射干
- rhizome of the blackberry lily (Iris domestica), syn. Belamcanda chinensis, used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat cough, phlegm and sore throat)
- (archaic, historical, obsolete) an animal which resembles a fox and that can climb trees
- 其上則有赤猨蠷蝚,鵷雛孔鸞,騰遠射干。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qí shàng zé yǒu chìyuán qúróu, yuānchú kǒngluán, téngyuǎn yègān. [Pinyin]
- Above that, there are red apes, qurou [a kind of macaque], yuanchu [a kind of fenghuang], peacocks and luan [a kind of fenghuang], tengyuan [a kind of beast] and yegan [a fox-like animal].
其上则有赤猨蠷蝚,鹓雏孔鸾,腾远射干。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
しゃ Grade: 6 |
かん > が Grade: 6 |
kan’on | irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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者我 著莪 |
Derived from a confusion with 射干 (yakan, “blackberry lily (Iris domestica”)) below. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シャガ.
Derived terms
- 岩射干 (iwashaga)
- 姫射干 (hime-shaga)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
や Grade: 6 |
かん Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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野干 |
From Middle Chinese 射干 (MC yaeH kan), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).
Doublet of ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”), via English jackal, Turkish çakal and Persian شغال (šağâl).
Noun
射干 • (yakan)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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射 | 干 |
ひおうぎ | |
Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 射干 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 射干, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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