檳榔子
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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檳 | 榔 | 子 |
びん Hyōgaiji |
ろう Hyōgaiji |
し > じ Grade: 1 |
Etymology edit
Compound of 檳榔 (binrō, “areca palm, betel palm”) + 子 (shi, “child”, also used as a diminutive suffix). The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
檳榔子 or 檳榔子 • (binrōji) ←びんらうじ (binrauzi)?
- areca nut or betel nut, the seed of the areca or betel palm, Areca catechu
- a dark red color used in dyeing
Usage notes edit
As with many terms used in biology, this term is often spelled in katakana.