頻婆
See also: 频婆
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (頻婆) | 頻 | 婆 | |
simp. (频婆) | 频 | 婆 | |
alternative forms | 頻婆羅/频婆罗 頻波/频波 頻螺/频螺 避邏/避逻 蘋婆/苹婆 |
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बिम्ब (bimba, “ivy gourd, Momordica monadelpha (a plant bearing a bright-red gourd)”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
頻婆
- Sterculia monosperma (China chestnut, seven sisters' fruit)
- (archaic) Alternative name for 蘋果 (“apple”).
References
- Shi, Youwei (2020) Loanwords in the Chinese Language, Routledge, →ISBN, page 44
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