檳榔子

Japanese
檳榔子 (binrōji): a ripe areca nut.
Kanji in this term
檳 榔 子
びん
Hyōgaiji		 ろう
Hyōgaiji		 し > じ
Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 檳榔 (binrō, “areca palm, betel palm”) +‎ 子 (shi, “child”, also used as a diminutive suffix). The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) びんろ​ーじ [bìńróꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲĩnɾo̞ːʑi]

Noun

檳(びん)榔(ろう)子(じ) or 檳榔子(ビンロウジ) • (binrōji) ←びんらうじ (binrauzi)?

  1. areca nut or betel nut, the seed of the areca or betel palm, Areca catechu
  2. a dark red color used in dyeing

Usage notes

As with many terms used in biology, this term is often spelled in katakana.

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