椰子

Chinese

		coconut	diminutive suffix
trad. (椰子)		椰	子
simp. #(椰子)		椰	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yēzi, yézi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ, ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je⁴ zi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yie³ du²

• Eastern Min (BUC): ià-cī
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ-chí
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ia-tsy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yēzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yezi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yeh¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yē-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie.tzy
    • Palladius: ецзы (jeczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yézi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yézi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yeh²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yé-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye.tzy
    • Palladius: ецзы (jeczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁴ zi²
    • Yale: yèh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yie³ du²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiɛ²² tu⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ià-cī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒi³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Kinmen, Lukang, Magong, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ-chí
    • Tâi-lô: iâ-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iacie
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ia²⁴⁻¹² t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /ia²⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Lukang): /ia²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ia-tsy
    • MiniDict: ia^平 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ia-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yae tsiX

Rime
Character	椰	子
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以遮切	即里切
Baxter	yae	tsiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/	/t͡sɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/	/t͡sɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/	/t͡sieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/	/t͡sɨX/
Li Rong	/ia/	/t͡siəX/
Wang Li	/jĭa/	/t͡sĭəX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/	/t͡siX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé	zǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je4	zi2

Noun

椰子

1. coconut (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 m c)

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		椰子, 椰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	椰子
	Singapore	椰子
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	椰子
	Liuzhou	椰子果, 椰子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	มะพร้าว
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะพร้าว
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	椰子
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	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰子

• 楈枒

Derived terms

• 椰子樹 / 椰子树 (yēzishù)
• 椰子水 (yēzishuǐ)
• 椰子水兒 / 椰子水儿 (yēzi shuǐr)
• 椰子汁 (yēzizhī)
• 椰子油 (yēziyóu)
• 椰子糖 (yēzitáng)
• 椰子蟹 (yēzixiè)
• 椰子醋 (yēzicù)
• 海椰子 (hǎiyēzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (椰子):

• → Japanese: 椰子(やし) (yashi)
• → Korean: 야자(椰子) (yaja)

See also

• 椰漿／椰浆 (yējiāng)
• 椰奶 (yēnǎi)
• 椰汁 (yēzhī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
椰	子
や Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 椰子 (yae tsi^X).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やし [yáꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ɕi]

Noun

椰(や)子(し) or 椰子(ヤシ) • (yashi) 

1. coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree
   • 1945, “ラバウル小唄 (Rabauru Kouta)”, 若杉雄三郎 (lyrics):

     恋(こい)しなつかし　あの島(しま)見(み)れば
     椰(や)子(し)の葉(は)かげに　十(じゅう)字(じ)星(せい)

     koishi natsukashi ano shima mireba
     yashi no hakage ni jūjisei

     When I see that dear old island,
     I see the Southern Cross among the palm leaves' shadows

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (coconut palm): ココ椰(や)子(し) (kokoyashi)

Derived terms

• 油(あぶら)椰(や)子(し) (abura yashi, “African oil palm”)
• アレカ椰(や)子(し) (areka yashi, “areca palm”)
• ココ椰(や)子(し) (koko yashi, “coconut palm”)
• サゴ椰(や)子(し) (sago yashi, “sago palm”)
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)椰(や)子(し) (satō yashi, “sugar palm”)
• 象(ぞう)牙(げ)椰(や)子(し) (zōge yashi, “ivory palm”)
• 大(だい)王(おう)椰(や)子(し) (daiō yashi, “royal palm”)
• テーブル椰(や)子(し) (tēburu yashi, “parlour palm”)
• 棗(なつめ)椰(や)子(し) (natsumeyashi, “date palm”)
• ニッパ椰(や)子(し) (nippa yashi, “nipa palm”)
• 椰(や)子(し)科(か) (yashika, “Arecaceae”)
• 椰(や)子(し)蟹(がに) (yashigani, “coconut crab”)
• 椰(や)子(し)糖(とう) (yashitō, “palm sugar”)
• 椰(や)子(し)油(ゆ) (yashiyu, “coconut oil”)
• ラフィア椰(や)子(し) (rafia yashi, “raffia palm”)
• 蝋(ろう)椰(や)子(し) (rōyashi, “carnauba palm”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
椰	子

Noun

椰子 • (yaja) (hangeul 야자)

1. hanja form^? of 야자 (“coconut palm”)