Chinese

Noun

檳榔

1. betel nut; areca nut

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 菁仔

Derived terms

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #12549”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Etymology 1

檳榔 (binrō): the Areca catechu, the areca or betel palm.

From Chinese 檳榔 ‎(bīngláng), itself from Malay pinang.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) びんろう [bìńróó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [bĩnɺ̠o̞ː]

Noun

檳榔 ‎(hiragana びんろう, katakana ビンロウ, romaji binrō, historical hiragana びんらう)

1. Areca catechu, the areca or betel palm

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 檳榔子 (びんろうじ) ‎(binrōji): areca nut, betel nut

Etymology 2

檳榔 (birō): the Chinese fan palm.

Unknown. From Chinese, but the use of this term as an alternative spelling is of uncertain derivation.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) びろう [bìróó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) び​ろう [bíꜜròò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [biɺ̠o̞ː]

Noun

檳榔 ‎(hiragana びろう, katakana ビロウ, romaji birō, historical hiragana びらう)

1. alternative spelling of 蒲葵 ‎(birō): Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm

Usage notes

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

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9