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Chinese
Etymology
呀囒／呀𪢠 is borrowed from Spanish grana (“cochineal”) (Ching, 2017).
Pronunciation
Noun
呀囒米
- (obsolete) cochineal
Synonyms
References
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 18; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 18
- Chalmers, John (1907) “cochineal”, in English and Cantonese Dictionary, seventh edition, Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., page 46