See also: 莳萝

Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (蒔蘿)
simp. (莳萝)

Etymology edit

From Persian زیره (zire, cumin seed) or Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka, cumin seed). Attested in Tang dynasty. Compare 孜然 (zīrán, “cumin”), possibly ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (25) (37)
Final () (19) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter dzyi la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ʑɨ/ /lɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡ʑɨ/ /lɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ʑie/ /lɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡ʑɨ/ /la/
Li
Rong
/ʑiə/ /lɑ/
Wang
Li
/ʑĭə/ /lɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʑi/ /lɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chí luó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
si4 lo4

Noun edit

蒔蘿

  1. dill (Anethum graveolens)

Derived terms edit