蕃瓜樹

蕃瓜樹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蕃	瓜	樹
ばん Jinmeiyō	か Jinmeiyō	じゅ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Listed in some Japanese dictionaries[1][2] as the Chinese name for papaya; however, this term does not appear in Chinese dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ばんか​じゅ [bàńkáꜜjù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [bã̠ŋka̠ʑɨᵝ]

Noun

蕃瓜樹 (hiragana ばんかじゅ, rōmaji bankaju, historical hiragana ばんくわじゆ)

1. Synonym of パパイア (papaia, “papaya”), referring specifically to the tree and not the fruit

Usage notes

Exceedingly rare.

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN