珊瑚
Chinese
FWOTD – 16 October 2014
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trad. (珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 | |
simp. #(珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 |
Etymology
Borrowed from an Iranian language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty, probably Khotanese sam̥gga- (“stone”). Compare Modern Persian سنگ (sang, “stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
珊瑚
- coral
- (罽賓國)出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠璣、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- (Jìbīn guó) chū fēngniú, shuǐniú, xiàng, dàgǒu, mùhóu, kǒngjué, zhūjī, shānhú, hǔpò, bìliúlí. [Pinyin]
- (The country of Jibin in the Western Regions) produces bison, buffalo, elephants, big dogs (kuchis?), macaques, peacocks, jewels, corals, ambers and cat's eyes.
(罽宾国)出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠玑、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
Derived terms from 珊瑚
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (珊瑚):
- → Japanese: 珊瑚 (sango)
- → Okinawan: 珊瑚 (sangu)
- → Korean: 산호(珊瑚) (sanho)
- → Vietnamese: san hô (珊瑚)
Japanese
![](Images/wiktionary/Coral_Outcrop_Flynn_Reef.jpg.webp)
珊瑚 (sango): a piece of coral.
Kanji in this term | |
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珊 | 瑚 |
さん Jinmeiyō | ご Jinmeiyō |
goon |
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 珊瑚 (MC sɑn ɦuo). First cited in Japanese in a text from 892.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) さんご [sáꜜǹgò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [sã̠ŋɡo̞]
Noun
珊瑚 • (sango)
- [from 892] coral
- 2022 April 26, 安倍晋三 (Abe Shinzō) [Shinzō Abe], Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-10-28:
- 相変わらずの朝日新聞。珊瑚は大切に。
- Aikawarazu no Asahi Shinbun. Sango wa taisetsu ni.
- The Asahi Shimbun has not changed a bit. Value a coral.
- 相変わらずの朝日新聞。珊瑚は大切に。
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Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サンゴ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 珊瑚アナナス (sango ananasu): the coralberry plant, Aechmea fulgens
- 珊瑚海 (Sango Kai): the Coral Sea
- 珊瑚蟹 (sangogani): coral crab (family Xanthidae)
- 珊瑚砂 (sangosha): coral sand
- 珊瑚珠 (sangoju): coral beads
- 珊瑚樹 (sangoju): a coral formation; Viburnum odoratissimum
- 珊瑚樹茄子 (sangoju nasu): alternate for name トマト (tomato)
- 珊瑚礁 (sangoshō): a coral reef
- 珊瑚藻 (sangomo): a type of seaweed, coralline algae (Corallinales)
- 珊瑚虫 (sangochū): a coral polyp
- 珊瑚島 (sangotō): a coral island
- 珊瑚末 (sangomatsu): coral powder, used as a pigment
- 珊瑚網 (sango ami): a net used to gather coral
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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珊 | 瑚 |
Noun
珊瑚 • (sanho) (hangeul 산호)
- Hanja form? of 산호 (“coral”).
Okinawan
Kanji in this term | |
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珊 | 瑚 |
さん Jinmeiyō | ぐ Jinmeiyō |
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 珊瑚 (sango).
Noun
珊瑚 (hiragana さんぐ, romaji sangu)
- coral
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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珊 | 瑚 |
Noun
珊瑚
- chữ Hán form of san hô (“coral”).