馬薺

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Chinese

horse; surname Capsella bursa-pastoris
trad. (馬薺)
simp. (马荠)
alternative forms
荸薺荸荠
䔍薺䔍荠
馬蹄马蹄 Taishanese
尾薺尾荠 Min Nan
莓薺莓荠 Min Nan
荸薺荸荠
䔍薺䔍荠
馬蹄马蹄 Taishanese
尾薺尾荠 Min Nan
莓薺莓荠 Min Nan
馬薯马薯 Min Nan
美薺美荠 Min Nan
 

Etymology

The first syllable is related to Zhuang mak (fruit) (You & Zhou, 1986). Compare 馬蹄马蹄 (mǎtí).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • mâ-chhì - Miaoli, Meinong;
  • ve-chî - Neipu (from Hokkien).
Note: bér-chî - usually written as 尾薺尾荠.

Noun

馬薺

  1. (Hakka, Hokkien, Datian Min, Taishanese) Chinese water chestnut

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