椰

椰	U+6930, 椰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6930

Translingual edit

Han character edit

椰 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木尸十中 (DSJL), four-corner 4792₇, composition ⿰木耶)

Derived characters edit

𦽶

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 537, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15069
Dae Jaweon: page 925, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1224, character 6
Unihan data for U+6930

Chinese edit

trad.		椰
simp. ^#		椰
alternative forms		枒㭨

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椰

Glyph origin edit

Characters in the same phonetic series (耶) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
耶	*laː
椰	*laː
爺	*laː
瑘	*laː
鎁	*laː

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *laː) : semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 耶 (OC *laː).

Etymology edit

Attested as early as the Jin dynasty (晉朝). Compare earlier form 楈枒 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ŋraː/ŋraːs), 胥邪 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ ljaː/laː), 胥餘 (OC *sŋa/sŋaʔ la) (attested since Han dynasty).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “時珍曰︰按稽含《南方草木狀》云︰相傳林邑王與越王有怨，使刺客乘其醉，取其首，懸於樹，化為椰子，其核猶有兩眼，故俗謂之越王頭，而其漿猶如酒也。此說雖謬，而俗傳以為口實。南人稱其君長為爺，則椰名蓋取於爺義也。相如《上林賦》作胥余，或作胥耶。”

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je⁴, je^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yie³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yà / yài

(Meixian, Guangdong): yai² / ya²
Northern Min (KCR): iǎ
Eastern Min (BUC): ià
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iâ

(Teochew, Peng'im): ia⁵
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹ia
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ie¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴, je^4-2
  - Yale: yèh, yé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴, je^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴, yé^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/, /jɛː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yie³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiɛ²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: iaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà / yài
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iaˇ / (r)iaiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya² / yai²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a¹¹/, /(j)i̯ai̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yai² / ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /iaɪ¹¹/, /ia¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iǎ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ia⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ie¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯e̞³³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	椰
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	椰
Reading #	1/1
No.	14761
Phonetic component	耶
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/

Definitions edit

椰

^⁜ coconut palm
(now in compounds or dialectal) coconut (Classifier: 個／个 c)
椰汁 ― yēzhī ― coconut water

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 椰子 (“coconut”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		椰子, 椰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椰子
Mandarin	Taiwan	椰子
	Guilin	椰子
	Liuzhou	椰子果, 椰子
	Nanjing	椰子
	Singapore	椰子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	มะพร้าว
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะพร้าว
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰子, 椰
	Hong Kong	椰子
	Taishan	椰子
Hakka	Meixian	椰仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	椰
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	椰仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	椰仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	椰仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	椰子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	椰仔, 椰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	椰
Southern Min	Xiamen	椰子
	Quanzhou	椰子
	Zhangzhou	椰子
	Taipei	椰子
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	椰子
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	椰子
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	椰子
	Kaohsiung	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	椰子
	Yilan	椰子
	Yilan (Toucheng)	椰子
	Changhua (Lukang)	椰子, 鱟薸
	Taichung	椰子
	Tainan	椰子
	Tainan (Anping)	椰子
	Hsinchu	椰子
	Kinmen	椰子
	Penghu (Magong)	椰子
	Penghu (Xiyu)	椰子
	Penang (Hokkien)	椰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	椰, kelapa
	Manila (Hokkien)	椰, 椰仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	椰
	Wenchang	椰子
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	椰子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰子