麦酒

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 麥酒 (“ale; beer; wine from grain”).
(This term is the simplified form of 麥酒).
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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ビール
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
麥酒 (kyūjitai)

From Dutch bier. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 麥酒麦酒 (màijiǔ, literally barley liquor), and were applied from the Edo period.

First cited to a text from 1724.[1]

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 麦酒 – see the following entry.
ビール
beer (alcoholic drink made of malt)
(This term, 麦酒, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ばく
Grade: 2
しゅ
Grade: 3
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
麥酒 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 麥酒麦酒 (màijiǔ, literally barley liquor).

First cited to 1826.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(ばく)(しゅ) (bakushu

  1. beer (alcoholic drink made of malt)
  2. any other alcoholic drink brewed mainly from barley or wheat

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
むぎ
Grade: 2
さけ > ざけ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
麥酒 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (mugi, barley, wheat, oat) +‎ (sake, sake, grain wine).[1] The sake changes to zake as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to the early 1500s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(むぎ)(ざけ) (mugizake

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) sake made from, or mainly from, wheat, barley, or oat

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN