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Etymology
[edit]From 蘭 (ran, “Japanese yew”), with an epenthetic vowel -i added, in turn from Middle Chinese 蘭 (MC lan).[1]
First attested in Mitsuneshū of circa 924 CE.[1]
Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 蘭の花 (rani no hana, “thoroughwart; Japanese yew flower”, obsolete)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “らに 【蘭】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
