貽貝
See also: 贻贝
Chinese
bequeath | cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish | ||
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trad. (貽貝) | 貽 | 貝 | |
simp. (贻贝) | 贻 | 贝 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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貽 | 貝 |
い Hyōgaiji |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
jūbakoyomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese; first attested in a mokkan excavated from the Former Naniwa Palace, 652 - 686, as man'yōgana form 伊加比 <igapi₁>, apparently a half-calque of Middle Chinese 貽貝 (jɨ pɑiH) with 貝 (kai, “shell”). Some theories that describe the former part 貽 (i) as 異 (i, “different”) or 否 (ina, “no”) in a sense of "different or uncommon type of shells" seem folk etymology.
Synonyms
- 貽の貝 (i no kai)
- ムール貝 (mūrugai)
Derived terms
- ヨーロッパ貽貝 (yōroppaigai)
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