胡麻
Chinese
editbarbarian; recklessly; surname | (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother | ||
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trad. (胡麻) | 胡 | 麻 | |
simp. #(胡麻) | 胡 | 麻 | |
Literally: “foreign hemp”. |
Etymology
editThis word originally referred to flax (Linum usitatissimum), an import from the Western Regions, but was later confounded with sesame. For more on the background, see Laufer (1967).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húmá
- Wade–Giles: hu2-ma2
- Yale: hú-má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuma
- Palladius: хума (xuma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 maa4
- Yale: wùh màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit胡麻
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 麻 |
ご Jinmeiyō |
ま Grade: S |
goon | kan'yōon |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- sesame (Sesamum indicum), both plant and seeds
Derived terms
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- zh:Lamiales order plants
- Japanese terms spelled with 胡 read as ご
- Japanese terms spelled with 麻 read as ま
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