銀杏
Chinese
silver; money | apricot | ||
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trad. (銀杏) | 銀 | 杏 | |
simp. (银杏) | 银 | 杏 |
Pronunciation
Noun
銀杏
- (~樹) ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, tree)
- ginkgo nut
Synonyms
- (tree): 白果 (báiguǒ), 公孫樹/公孙树 (gōngsūnshù)
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 白果, 銀杏 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 白果兒, 白果 |
Harbin | 白果兒 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 白果兒 | |
Jinan | 白果 | |
Luoyang | 銀杏, 白果 | |
Xi'an | 銀杏 | |
Lanzhou | 銀杏, 白果 | |
Xining | 銀杏 | |
Ürümqi | 白果 | |
Wuhan | 白果 | |
Chengdu | 白果, 銀杏 | |
Guiyang | 白果 | |
Guilin | 白果 | |
Liuzhou | 白果 | |
Xuzhou | 白果, 銀杏 | |
Yangzhou | 白果子 | |
Nanjing | 白果 | |
Nantong | 白果兒 | |
Singapore | 白果 | |
Pematangsiantar | 白果 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白果 |
Hong Kong | 白果 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 白果 | |
Macau | 白果 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 白果 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 白果 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 白果 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 白果 | |
Foshan | 白果 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 白果 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 白果 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 白果 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 白果 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 白果 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 白果 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 白果 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 白果 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 白果 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 白果 | |
Taishan | 白果 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 白果 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 白果 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 白果 | |
Dongguan | 白果 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 白果 | |
Qingyuan | 白果 | |
Fogang | 白果 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 白果 | |
Yangshan | 白果 | |
Lianshan (Butian) | 白果 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 白果 | |
Shaoguan | 白果 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 白果 | |
Renhua | 白果 | |
Lechang | 白果 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 白果 | |
Sihui | 白果 | |
Guangning | 白果 | |
Deqing | 白果 | |
Huaiji | 白果 | |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 白果 | |
Yunfu | 白果 | |
Xinxing | 白果 | |
Luoding | 白果 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 白果 | |
Lianjiang | 白果 | |
Nanning | 白果 | |
Wuzhou | 白果 | |
Yulin | 白果 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 白果 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 白果 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 白果 |
Lichuan | 白果 | |
Pingxiang | 白果 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 白果 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 白果 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 白果 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 白果 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 白果 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 白果 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 白果 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 白果 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 白果 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 白果 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 白果 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 白果 | |
Luchuan (Daqiao) | 白果 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 白果 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 銀杏, 白果 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 白果 |
Fuqing | 白果 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 白果 |
Zhangzhou | 白果, 白果仔 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 白果 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 白果 | |
Pingnan (Shangdu) | 白果 | |
Jieyang | 白果 | |
Leizhou | 白果 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 白果 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 銀杏, 白果 |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 白果 |
Wu | Shanghai | 白果 |
Suzhou | 白果 | |
Danyang | 白果 | |
Hangzhou | 白果 | |
Ningbo | 白果, 銀杏 | |
Jinhua | 白果 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 白果 |
Quanzhou | 白果 |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 銀杏 (ginnan)
- → Korean: 은행(銀杏) (eunhaeng)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
い Grade: 3 | ちょう Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
/it͡ɕijau/ → /it͡ɕjɔː/ → /it͡ɕoː/
Borrowing from Chinese 鴨腳 (yājiǎo, “ginkgo”) around the Muromachi period.
There is an Edo-period folk etymology that the original derivation was 一葉 (ichiyō, literally “a single leaf”), but from the historical kana usage, 一葉 would be read as いちえふ (ichi-efu) → いてふ (itefu), instead of いちやう (i-chau).
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Alternative forms
- 公孫樹, 鴨脚樹
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) いちょー [ìchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [it͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
銀杏 • (ichō) ←いちやう (ityau)?
- the ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba
- an arrowhead in the shape of a ginkgo leaf
- Short for 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira): an Edo-period hairstyle, with the topknot in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, today usually associated with higher-ranked sumo wrestlers
- a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a motif of various styles of gingko leaves
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 イチョウ.
Derived terms
- 銀杏脚 (ichō-ashi)
- 銀杏芋 (ichō-imo)
- 銀杏浮苔 (ichō ukigoke)
- 銀杏会 (Ichō-kai)
- 銀杏返し (ichō-gaeshi)
- 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira)
- 銀杏形 (ichō-gata)
- 銀杏蟹 (ichōgani)
- 銀杏切り (ichō-giri)
- 銀杏草 (ichō-gusa)
- 銀杏崩し (ichō-kuzushi)
- 銀杏苔 (ichō-goke)
- 銀杏草 (ichō-sō)
- 銀杏羽 (ichōba)
- 銀杏歯 (ichōba)
- 銀杏髷 (ichō-mage)
- 銀杏黄葉 (ichō momiji)
- 鯔背銀杏 (inase ichō)
- 岩銀杏 (iwa-ichō)
- 大銀杏 (ōichō)
- 楽屋銀杏 (gakuya ichō)
- 乳銀杏 (chichi ichō)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
ぎん Grade: 3 | あん > なん Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | tōon |
Attested around the mid-12th century.
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 銀杏 (MC ŋˠiɪn ɦˠæŋX), utilizing the 唐音 (tō'on, “Tang sound”) of 杏 (an), as in 杏子 (anzu, “apricot”).
The an changes to nan as an instance of renjō (連声).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぎんなん [gìńnáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɡʲĩnːã̠ɴ]
Noun
銀杏 • (ginnan)
- Ginkgo biloba
- the ginkgo tree
- a ginkgo nut or seed
Derived terms
- 銀杏草 (ginnansō)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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銀 | 杏 |
ぎん Grade: 3 | きょう Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | kan’yōon |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɡʲĩŋʲkʲo̞ː]
Noun
銀杏 • (ginkyō)
- Ginkgo biloba
Descendants
- → Translingual: Ginkgo
- → English: ginkgo
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN