牽牛花

Chinese

longhorn beetle; longicorn
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (牽牛花) 牽牛 花
simp. (牵牛花) 牵牛 花

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

牽牛花

  1. Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (牽牛花):
  • → Japanese: 牽牛花(けんぎゅうか) (kengyūka); 牽牛花(けんごか) (kengoka)
  • → Korean: 견우화(牽牛花) (gyeonuhwa)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
牽 牛 花
けん
Jinmeiyō
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Borrowing from Chinese 牽牛花/牵牛花 (qiānniúhuā), compare Mandarin 牽牛花/牵牛花 (qiānniúhuā).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けんぎゅ​うか [kèńgyúꜜùkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ŋʲɡʲɨᵝːka̠]

Noun

牽(けん)牛(ぎゅう)花(か) • (kengyūka) ←けんぎうくわ (kengiukwa)?

  1. Synonym of 朝顔 (asagao): Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
牽 牛 花
けん
Jinmeiyō
ご
Grade: 2
か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Possibly influenced by 牽牛子 (kengoshi, “Japanese morning glory seeds”).

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(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けんご​か [kèńgóꜜkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ŋɡo̞ka̠]

Noun

牽(けん)牛(ご)花(か) • (kengoka) ←けんごくわ (kengokwa)?

  1. Synonym of 朝顔 (asagao): Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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