母体

母体

See also: 母體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 母体 – see 母體 (“mother's body; basis; foundation; matrix; nucleus; etc.”). (This term, 母体, is the simplified form of 母體.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	体
ぼ Grade: 2	たい Grade: 2
kan’yōon	goon

Alternative spelling
母體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Likely a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 母 (bo, “mother”) +‎ 体 (tai, “body”).

First cited to 1910.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼたい [bòtáí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ta̠i]

Noun

母(ぼ)体(たい) • (botai) 

1. [from 1910] (biology) a mother's body

   母(ぼ)体(たい)血(けっ)清(せい)マーカー

   botai kessei mākā

   maternal serum marker

   母(ぼ)体(たい)死(し)亡(ぼう)率(りつ)

   botai shibōritsu

   the maternal death rate

   母(ぼ)体(たい)免(めん)疫(えき)

   botai men'eki

   maternal immunity

   母(ぼ)体(たい)保(ほ)護(ご)法(ほう)

   botai hogohō

   the Maternity Protection Law

2. [from 1929] a parent organization or group

   母(ぼ)体(たい)行(こう)

   botaikō

   a parent bank

References

1. “母体”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN