茄子

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Chinese

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eggplant
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (茄子)
simp. #(茄子)
茄子

Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ultimate from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)?”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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茄子

  1. eggplant; aubergine (Classifier: m;  m c;  m c;  m c)
  2. (Qiaogang Cô Tô Cantonese) tomato

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Interjection

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茄子

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, when taking a photograph) cheese!

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
なす
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
 ナス on Japanese Wikipedia
 Eggplant on Wikipedia

/nasubi/*/nasubʉ/*/nasumɨ//nasumʉ//nasuː//nasu/

First attested in the late 1400s, originally a nyōbō kotoba term.

Shift from nasubi below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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茄子(なす) or 茄子(ナス) (nasu

  1. Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. a 茶入れ (chaire, tea container) in the shape of an eggplant
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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茄子(なす) (Nasu

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
なすび
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation:

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 茄子 (qiézi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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茄子(なすび) or 茄子(ナスビ) (nasubi

  1. (archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, tea container) in the shape of an eggplant
  3. (figurative) poverty, destitution
    from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat
  4. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves
Derived terms
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Proverbs
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Proper noun

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茄子(なすび) (Nasubi

  1. a placename

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN