グミ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
胡頽子
茱萸
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グミ (gumi): the fruit of a plant in genus Elaeagnus.

First attested in 898.[1]

Probably realized in older times as kumi with an unvoiced initial.[1][2]

This appears in some dialects as guimi, suggesting a possible shift from that as an older form, which could be a derivation from ぐい (poke, in reference to the many thorns of the plant) + (mi, fruit).

Pronunciation

Noun

グミ (gumi

  1. silverberry, oleaster: plants in the genus Elaeagnus, or the fruit thereof
See also

Etymology 2

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グミ (gumi): a bunch of gummi bear candies.

Borrowed from German Gummi.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

グミ (gumi

  1. gummi, gummy (candy)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN