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玉蜀黍
玉蜀黍
Chinese
jade | sorghum | ||
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simp. and trad. (玉蜀黍) |
玉 | 蜀黍 |
Noun
玉蜀黍
Synonyms
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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玉 | 蜀 | 黍 |
Grade: 1 | Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
Irregular |
Etymology
/taumorokoɕi/ → /tɔːmorokoɕi/ → /toːmorokoɕi/
Originally a compound of 唐 (tō, “Tang Dynasty; China in general; (by extension) foreign”) + 蜀黍 or 唐黍 (morokoshi, “sorghum”),[1] from the visual similarities between the sorghum and maize plants.
The spelling is from Chinese,[1] and appears to be a compound of 玉 (“jade, jewel”) + 蜀黍 (“sorghum”, literally “Shu millet”). Compare modern Mandarin 玉蜀黍 (yùshǔshǔ, “maize”).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) トウモロコシ [tòúmóꜜròkòshì] (Nakadaka - [3])[2]
- IPA(key): [to̞ːmo̞ɺ̠o̞ko̞ɕi]
Noun
玉蜀黍 (hiragana とうもろこし, katakana トウモロコシ, romaji tōmorokoshi, historical hiragana たうもろこし)
- maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
Usage notes
For loose-kernel corn, the more common term in Japanese is コーン (kōn).