ごぼう

See also: こほう, こぼう, and ごほう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
牛蒡午蒡 (dated) 牛房 (obsolete) 午房 (obsolete)

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ゴボウ

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Certainly from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (MC ngjuw pangX), but with a shift from the expected go-on reading of *guhō (or with rendaku as *gubō); compare Korean 우엉 (ueong).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごぼー [gòbóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞bo̞ː]

Noun

ごぼう or ゴボウ • (gobō) ^{←ごばう (gobau)^?}

burdock (Arctium lappa)
burdock root

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ごぼう – see the following entry: 御坊

(The following entry is uncreated: 御坊.)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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