枇杷

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (枇杷) 枇 杷
simp. #(枇杷) 枇 杷
Loquat fruit

Etymology

From 琵琶 (pípá, “pipa”). The fruit is said to resemble the musical instrument in shape.

Pronunciation

Noun

枇杷

  1. loquat (type of fruit)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枇杷):
  • → Japanese: 枇杷(ビワ) (biwa)
  • → Korean: 비파(枇杷) (bipa)
  • → Vietnamese: tì bà (枇杷)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枇 杷
び
Jinmeiyō 		は > わ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

枇(び)杷(わ) or 枇杷(ビワ) • (biwa) ←びは (bifa)?

  1. loquat (type of fruit)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
枇杷

Noun

枇杷 • (bipa) (hangeul 비파)

  1. hanja form? of 비파 (“loquat (type of fruit)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
枇杷

Noun

枇杷

  1. chữ Hán form of tì bà (“loquat”).
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