豆蔦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豆	蔦
まめ Grade: 3	つた > づた Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “bean ivy”, 豆(まめ) (mame, “bean”) + 蔦(つた) (tsuta, “ivy”). The tsuta changes to zuta as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠me̞zɨta̠]

Noun

豆(まめ)蔦(づた) or 豆蔦(マメヅタ) • (mamezuta) 

1. Lemmaphyllum microphyllum

   Synonym: 鏡草 (kagamigusa)

Usage notes

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