奇楠

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(奇楠)
alternative forms 伽楠
伽藍伽蓝
棋楠

Etymology

Likely from the same source as 伽羅伽罗 (qiéluó), a phonetic rendering from either one of:

Pronunciation


Noun

奇楠

  1. a form of high-grade agarwood
    Synonym: 沉香 (chénxiāng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奇楠):
  • Vietnamese: kì nam (奇楠)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

奇楠

  1. chữ Hán form of kì nam (agarwood).