鬱金
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Chinese
| dense (growth); melancholy | metal; gold; money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬱金) | 鬱 | 金 | |
| simp. (郁金) | 郁 | 金 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wat1 gam1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ut-kim / it-kim
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7iuq-cin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùjin
- Wade–Giles: yü4-chin1
- Yale: yù-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjin
- Palladius: юйцзинь (jujczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
浴巾
鬱金／郁金
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wat1 gam1
- Yale: wāt gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: wat7 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: wed1 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐt̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim
- Tâi-lô: ut-kim
- Phofsit Daibuun: utkym
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kim
- Tâi-lô: it-kim
- Phofsit Daibuun: itkym
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: 'jut kim
Noun
鬱金
- zedoary, the root of Curcuma zedoaria (used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鬱 | 金 |
| Grade: S | こん Grade: 1 |
| irregular | goon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 欝金 |
/uk̚koɴ/ → /ukoɴ/
Shift from ukkon below.
Pronunciation
Noun
- the turmeric, Curcuma longa
- a dye extracted from the rhizome of the turmeric
- Short for 鬱金色 (ukon-iro): saffron yellow
- Short for 鬱金桜 (ukonzakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar, Prunus lannesiana
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ウコン.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鬱 | 金 |
| うち > うっ Grade: S |
こん Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
/utɨ komʉ/ → /uk̚komʉ/ → /uk̚koɴ/
From Middle Chinese 鬱金 (MC 'jut kim).
Noun
- (archaic) the turmeric, Curcuma longa
- Short for 鬱金色 (ukkon-iro): saffron yellow
- Short for 鬱金香 (ukkonkō): a tulip