Chinese

Noun

椰子

1. coconut

See also

• 椰漿／椰浆 (yējiāng)
• 椰奶 (yēnǎi)
• 椰汁 (yēzhī)

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 椰子 ‎(jia t͡sɨ^X).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) や​し [yáꜜshì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ɕi]

Noun

椰子 ‎(hiragana やし, katakana ヤシ, romaji yashi)

1. the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ヤシ.

Synonyms

• (coconut palm): ココ椰子 (やし) ‎(kokoyashi)

Derived terms

• 油椰子 (あぶらやし) ‎(aburayashi, “African oil palm”)
• アレカ椰子 (やし) ‎(arekayashi, “areca palm”)
• ココ椰子 (やし) ‎(kokoyashi, “coconut palm”)
• サゴ椰子 (やし) ‎(sagoyashi, “sago palm”)
• 砂糖椰子 (さとうやし) ‎(satōyashi, “sugar palm”)
• 象牙椰子 (ぞうげやし) ‎(zōgeyashi, “ivory palm”)
• 大王椰子 (だいおうやし) ‎(daiōyashi, “royal palm”)
• テーブル椰子 (やし) ‎(tēburuyashi, “parlour palm”)
• 棗椰子 (なつめやし) ‎(natsumeyashi, “date palm”)
• ニッパ椰子 (やし) ‎(nippayashi, “nipa palm”)
• 椰子科 (やしか) ‎(yashika, “Arecaceae”)
• 椰子蟹 (やしがに) ‎(yashigani, “coconut crab”)
• 椰子糖 (やしとう) ‎(yashitō, “palm sugar”)
• 椰子油 (やしゆ) ‎(yashiyu, “coconut oil”)
• ラフィア椰子 (やし) ‎(rafiayashi, “raffia palm”)
• 蝋椰子 (ろうやし) ‎(rōyashi, “carnauba palm”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Proper noun

椰子 • ‎(Yaja) ‎(hangeul 야자)

1. Hanja form^? of 야자, “coconut”.