名祖

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (名祖)		名	祖
simp. #(名祖)		名	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngzǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-tsu³
    • Yale: míng-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingtzuu
    • Palladius: минцзу (minczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

名祖

1. eponym

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	祖
な Grade: 1	おや Grade: 5
kun’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
名祖 (kyūjitai)

Noun

名(な)祖(おや) • (naoya) 

1. A person whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity; eponym.

Synonyms

• エポニム