Chinese

Noun

茉莉

1. (white) jasmine (flower) (any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers)
2. perfume obtained from these plants

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• Peyraube, Alain. "Ancient Chinese." The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Ed. Roger D. Woodard. Cambridge UP, 2004. 1012.

Japanese

茉莉 (matsuri): a budding jasmine plant, Jasminum sambac.

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मालती ‎(mālatī) or मल्लिका ‎(mallikā), via Middle Chinese 茉莉 ‎(/mat lei/).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ま​つり [máꜜtsùrì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɯᵝɾi]

Noun

茉莉 ‎(hiragana まつり, katakana マツリ, romaji matsuri)

1. the jasmine plant
2. (more generally) a plant of the genus Jasminum

Derived terms

Synonyms

• ジャスミン ‎(jasumin)

Proper noun

茉莉 ‎(hiragana まつり, romaji Matsuri)

1. (rare) A female given name

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English Mary. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾi]

Proper noun

茉莉 ‎(hiragana まり, katakana マリ, romaji Mari)

1. A female given name

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English Marie. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾiː]

Alternative forms

• マリー

Proper noun

茉莉 ‎(hiragana まりい, katakana マリー, romaji Marī)

1. (rare) A female given name

Etymology 4

Borrowing from English Jasmine. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɯᵝmĩɴ]

Alternative forms

• ジャスミン

Proper noun

茉莉 ‎(hiragana じゃすみん, romaji Jasumin, alternative reading ジャズミン, romaji Jazumin)

1. (rare) A female given name

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0