蜀黍
Chinese
| Shu | broomcorn millet; glutinous millet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蜀黍) | 蜀 | 黍 | |
| simp. #(蜀黍) | 蜀 | 黍 | |
| Literally: “Shu millet”. | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
蜀黍
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 高粱 (“sorghum”) [map]
Descendants
- → Middle Korean: 슈슈 (syusyu)
- Korean: 수수 (susu)
Further reading
本草綱目/穀之二／本草纲目/谷之二 on the Chinese Wikisource.Wikisource zh
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| もろこし Hyōgaiji |
きび Hyōgaiji |
| irregular | kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜀黍 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 蜀黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| もろこし | |
| Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜀黍 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 蜀黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| しょく Hyōgaiji |
しょ Hyōgaiji |
| kan’on | |
From Middle Chinese compound 蜀黍 (MC dzyowk syoX, literally “Shu (old place name) + millet”). The ancient state of Shu is roughly analogous to modern Sichuan province.
This reading appears to be rare, and may be obsolete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝɕo̞]
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