芭蕉
Chinese
a kind of fragrant grass | banana | ||
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trad. (芭蕉) | 芭 | 蕉 | |
simp. #(芭蕉) | 芭 | 蕉 | |
alternative forms | 巴蕉 |
Pronunciation
Noun
芭蕉
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 香蕉 (“banana”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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芭 | 蕉 |
ば Jinmeiyō |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
kan’yōon | on’yomi |
Etymology
/baseu/ → /baɕeu/ → /baɕoː/
Possibly from Middle Chinese 芭蕉 (MC pae tsjew). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Written as はせを (pasewo → hasewo → haseo) in older texts.
Noun
芭蕉 or 芭蕉 • (bashō) ←ばせう (baseu) or バセウ (baseu)?
- Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
- Synonym: 庭見草 (niwamigusa)
- Short for 芭蕉梶木 (bashō kajiki): Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
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 バショウ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 芭蕉梶木, 芭蕉旗魚 (bashō kajiki)
- 芭蕉扇 (bashōsen)
- 芭蕉布 (bashōfu)
- 扇芭蕉 (ōgi bashō)
- 姫芭蕉 (hime-bashō)
- 実芭蕉 (mibashō)
- 水芭蕉 (mizubashō)
- 破れ芭蕉 (yarebashō)
See also
Proper noun
芭蕉 • (Bashō) ←ばせう (baseu)?
- Short for 松尾芭蕉 (Matsuo Bashō): Edo-period haikai and haiku poet
Derived terms
- 芭蕉庵 (Bashō-an)
- 芭蕉忌 (Bashō-ki)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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