甘藍
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See also: 甘蓝
Chinese
| sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) | blue; indigo plant; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (甘藍) | 甘 | 藍 | |
| simp. (甘蓝) | 甘 | 蓝 | |
Etymology
The word was recorded in the late-11th-century book on medicinal plants 《證類本草》 by Tang Shenwei, quoting from the 9th-century book 《食醫心鏡》, now lost.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄌㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ganlán
- Wade–Giles: kan1-lan2
- Yale: gān-lán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganlan
- Palladius: ганьлань (ganʹlanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kän⁵⁵ län³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 laam4
- Yale: gām làahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 laam4
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 lam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ laːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: kam lam
Noun
甘藍
- cabbage (Brassica oleracea), especially the wild cabbage
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Thai: กะหล่ำ (gà-làm)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甘 | 藍 |
| かん Grade: S |
らん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 甘藍 (kɑm lɑm).
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 蕪甘藍 (kabu kanran, “kohlrabi”)
- 球茎甘藍 (kyūkei kanran, “kohlrabi”)
- 子持甘藍 (komochi kanran, “Brussels sprout”)
- 羽衣甘藍 (hagoromo kanran, “kale”)
- 花甘藍 (hana kanran, “cauliflower”)
- 緑葉甘藍 (ryokuyō kanran, “kale”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
Yoron
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甘 | 藍 |
| Grade: S | Grade: S |
Etymology
Middle Chinese 甘藍 (kɑm lɑm).
Noun
甘藍 (kandan)