苜蓿
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (苜蓿) | 苜 | 蓿 | |
simp. #(苜蓿) | 苜 | 蓿 | |
alternative forms | 目宿 牧宿 牧蓿 木粟 |
Etymology
Borrowed from a Central Asian language during the Han Dynasty (Laufer, 1967). Compare Tibetan བུག་སུག (bug sug, “alfalfa; bird's-foot trefoil”), Ladakhi [script needed] (bukhsukh, “Nepeta salviifolia, now Nepeta racemosa”).
Pronunciation
Noun
苜蓿
- Medicago (a genus of flowering plants including alfalfa)
Synonyms
- (chiefly Wu, colloquial) 草頭/草头 (cǎotóu)
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (苜蓿):
- → Japanese: 苜蓿 (mokushuku)
- → Korean: 목숙(苜蓿) (moksuk)
- → Vietnamese: mục túc (苜蓿)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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苜 | 蓿 |
もく Hyōgaiji | しゅく Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞kɯ̟ᵝɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
苜蓿 • (mokushuku)
- Medicago polymorpha