唐人稗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
じん
Grade: 1
ひえ > びえ
Hyōgai
kan'on kun'yomi
 トウジンビエ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, foreigner's millet, 唐人(とうじん) (tōjin, Chinese person, foreigner) + (ひえ) (hie, millet). The hie changes to bie as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)(じん)(びえ) or 唐人稗(トウジンビエ) (tōjinbie

  1. pearl millet, Cenchrus americanus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).