檳榔子

檳榔子

Japanese

檳榔子 (binrōji): a ripe areca nut.

Kanji in this term
檳	榔	子
びん Hyōgaiji	ろう Hyōgaiji	し > じ Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 檳榔 (binrō, “areca palm, betel palm”) +‎ 子 (shi, “child”, also used as a diminutive suffix). The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) びんろ​ーじ [bìńróꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bʲĩnɾo̞ːʑi]

Noun

檳榔子 (hiragana びんろうじ, katakana ビンロウジ, rōmaji binrōji, historical hiragana びんらうじ)

1. areca nut or betel nut, the seed of the areca or betel palm, Areca catechu
2. a dark red color used in dyeing

Usage notes

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN