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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
石灰
- (mineralogy) lime
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Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese compound 石灰 (dzyek xwoj, literally “stone + ash”).
Pronunciation
Noun
石灰 • (sekkai)
- (chemistry) lime
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compound of 石 (ishi, “stone”) + 灰 (hai, “ash”). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
石灰 • (ishibai)
- (chemistry) lime
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
石灰 • (seokhoe) (hangeul 석회)
- hanja form? of 석회 (“lime”)