昆布
Chinese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
| phonetic | to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (昆布) | 昆 | 布 | |
| simp. #(昆布) | 昆 | 布 | |
| alternative forms | 綸布／纶布 | ||
From earlier 綸布 (OC *kruːn paːs, “green ribbon + cloth”), due to the resemblance in appearance (Erya).
Noun edit
昆布
- (often in traditional Chinese medicine) seaweed; kelp; laminara; ecklonia
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (昆布) | 昆 | 布 | |
| simp. #(昆布) | 昆 | 布 | |
Proper noun edit
昆布
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 昆 | 布 |
| こん Grade: S |
ふ > ぶ Grade: 5 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology edit
First cited to a record in the Shoku Nihongi, written 715 CE.[1]
Theories include:
- From Middle Chinese 昆布 (MC kwon puH, “seaweed, kelp”).[1]
- From Ainu,[1][2][3] possibly via Ainu コムブ (kombu, “a brown seaweed, Laminaria[4]”),[3][5] which may also be borrowed from Middle Chinese 昆布 (MC kwon puH, “seaweed, kelp”).
The early date of first citation, and the existence already in 715 of the kanji spelling 昆布, seems to make a Chinese derivation more likely. See the Wikipedia article about kombu for additional etymology details.
Cognates among the Ryukyuan languages include Kunigami 昆布 (kubū), Okinawan 昆布 (kūbu), Southern Amami-Oshima 昆布 (kubu), Miyako 昆布 (kubu), and Yaeyama 昆布 (kubu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 コンブ.
See also edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “昆布”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “昆布”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “コンブ／昆布／こんぶ”, in 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese), 2003–2024.
- ^ John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)[3], Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 236
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN