阿月渾子
Chinese
- child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (阿月渾子) 阿月渾 子 simp. (阿月浑子) 阿月浑 子
Etymology
From hypothetical Persian [script needed] (*agoz-van~-vun, “nut of pistachio”) (Laufer, 1919) + Chinese 子.
Pronunciation
Noun
阿月渾子
- pistachio
Usage notes
In the contemporary age, this is the name used in science literature; the common name is 開心果/开心果 (kāixīnguǒ).
Synonyms
- 開心果/开心果 (kāixīnguǒ), 必思答 (bìsīdá)