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Translingual
Han character
椰 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木尸十中 (DSJL), four-corner 47927, composition ⿰木耶)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 537, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15069
- Dae Jaweon: page 925, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1224, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6930
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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耶
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*laː
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椰
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*laː
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爺
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*laː
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瑘
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*laː
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鎁
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*laː
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *laː) : semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 耶 (OC *laː).
Etymology
Attested as early as the Jin dynasty (晉朝). Compare earlier form 楈枒 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ŋraː/ŋraːs), 胥邪 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ljaː/laː), 胥餘 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ la) (attested since Han dynasty).
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “時珍曰︰按稽含《南方草木狀》云︰相傳林邑王與越王有怨,使刺客乘其醉,取其首,懸於樹,化為椰子,其核猶有兩眼,故俗謂之越王頭,而其漿猶如酒也。此說雖謬,而俗傳以為口實。南人稱其君長為爺,則椰名蓋取於爺義也。相如《上林賦》作胥余,或作胥耶。”
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yē, yé
- (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˊ
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je4 / je4-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): yie3
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): yà / yài
- (Meixian, Guangdong): yai2 / ya2
- Northern Min (KCR): iǎ
- Eastern Min (BUC): ià
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): iâ
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ia5
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1ia
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ie1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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椰
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14761
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Phonetic component
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耶
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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邪
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Old Chinese
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/*laː/
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Definitions
椰
- ⁜ coconut palm
- (now in compounds or dialectal) coconut (Classifier: 個/个 c)
- 椰汁 ― yēzhī ― coconut water
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
椰子 (“coconut”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
椰
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- palm tree
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
椰 • (ya) (hangeul 야, revised ya, McCune–Reischauer ya, Yale ya)
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Vietnamese
Han character
椰: Hán Nôm readings: da, dà, dừa, gia
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References