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Chinese
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 海苔 (nori)
Pronunciation
Noun
海苔
- nori (Pyropia yezoensis, especially in its dried and processed form)
- (Eastern Min) edible seaweed; sea vegetable
Synonyms
- (nori): 紫菜 (zǐcài)
- (edible seaweed): 海菜 (hǎicài)
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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海苔 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Old Japanese. Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *nǝri. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “A compound?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
海苔 • (nori)
- general term for various species of seaweed that are dried and eaten
- nori, laver, dried seaweed
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
海苔 • (haetae) (hangeul 해태)
- hanja form? of 해태 (“laver, dried seaweed, nori”)