海老名
Chinese
editocean; sea | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place | ||
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trad. (海老名) | 海 | 老 | 名 | |
simp. #(海老名) | 海 | 老 | 名 |
Etymology
editOrthographic borrowing from Japanese 海老名 (Ebina).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hǎilǎomíng
- Wade–Giles: Hai3-lao3-ming2
- Yale: Hǎi-lǎu-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Haelaoming
- Palladius: Хайлаомин (Xajlaomin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 lou5 ming4
- Yale: hói lóuh mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 lou5 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 lou5 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ lou̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit海老名
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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海 | 老 | 名 |
えび | な Grade: 1 | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 | |
jukujikun | kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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海老名 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
edit/jebina/ → /ebina/
Uncertain. Literally 海老 (ebi, “shrimp, prawn”) + 名 (na, “name”).
The place name has apparently been in use since roughly the mid-Heian period (794–1185 CE), when the Ebina clan controlled the area. That said, it is unclear whether the place name came from the clan name, or the other way around.
Derivation theories include:
- Named for large shrimp caught at the nearby mouth of the Sagami River
- Named for the bend in the Sagami River where one of the oldest shrines is located, with said bend thought to resemble the arch of a shrimp's back
- Named for the local topography, with the ebi portion of the name (ancient yebi) instead a shift from 指 (yubi, “finger”) in reference to the jointed and stepped shape of the land
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- a place name, especially the name of a city in Kanagawa Prefecture: Ebina, Kanagawa
- a surname
Further reading
edit- Etymology at Nihonjiten (in Japanese)
- 海老名市#地名の由来 ("Ebina City: Origin of the place name") on the Japanese Wikipedia
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