椪柑

Chinese

Machilus nanmu, variety of everg large tangerine
simp. and trad.
(椪柑)
alternative forms 胖柑

Pronunciation


Noun

椪柑

  1. ponkan (Citrus poonensis)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぽん
Hyōgaiji
かん
Jinmeiyō
kan’yōon on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 凸柑

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

The initial pon is from Poona (modern Pune), a city in western India.[1][2]

Compare Mandarin 椪柑 (pènggān) and Cantonese 椪柑 (pung3 gam1).

Pronunciation

Noun

椪柑(ポンかん) or 椪柑(ポンカン) • (ponkan) 

  1. ponkan: a hybrid species of tangerine, Citrus poonesis
    Hypernym: 蜜柑 (mikan)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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