鬱金
Chinese edit
dense (growth); melancholy | metal; gold; money | ||
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trad. (鬱金) | 鬱 | 金 | |
simp. (郁金) | 郁 | 金 |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鬱金
- zedoary, the root of Curcuma zedoaria (used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鬱 | 金 |
Grade: S | こん Grade: 1 |
irregular | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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欝金 |
/uk̚koɴ/ → /ukoɴ/
Shift from ukkon below.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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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 edit
- (archaic) the turmeric, Curcuma longa
- Short for 鬱金色 (ukkon-iro): saffron yellow
- Short for 鬱金香 (ukkonkō): a tulip