珪土
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 珪 | 土 |
| けい Hyōgaiji | ど Grade: 1 |
| kan’on | kan’yōon |
Etymology
Calque of Dutch keiaarde (literally “cobble, cobblestone + earth”) as a compound of 珪 (kei, “silicon”) + 土 (do, “earth, soil”). Coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1837 in his book 舎密開宗 (Seimi Kaisō, “Introduction to Chemistry”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) けーど [kéꜜèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ke̞ːdo̞]
Noun
珪土 (hiragana けいど, rōmaji keido)
- (obsolete) silica, silicon dioxide
- Synonym: シリカ (shirika)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN