唐黍

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唐	黍
もろこし Grade: S	きび Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍 – see the following entry.

【もろこしきび】 [noun] sorghum Alternative spelling 蜀黍

(This term, 唐黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
唐	黍
もろこし
Grade: S	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍 – see the following entry.

【もろこしモロコシ】 [noun] sorghum [noun] maize, corn (especially corn on the cob) Alternative spelling 蜀黍

(This term, 唐黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
唐	黍
とう Grade: S	きび Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi

/taukibi/ → /tɔːkibi/ → /toːkibi/

Compound of 唐 (tō, “Tang Dynasty; China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍 (kibi, “millet”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーき​び [tòókíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲibʲi]

Noun

唐(とう)黍(きび) • (tōkibi) 

1. maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
2. sorghum

Synonyms

• (maize): 玉蜀黍(とうもろこし) (tōmorokoshi)
• (sorghum): 蜀黍(もろこし) (morokoshi), 唐黍(もろこし) (morokoshi), 高黍(たかきび) (takakibi)