椰子

Chinese

		coconut	diminutive suffix
trad. (椰子)		椰	子
simp. #(椰子)		椰	子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 椰子

1. coconut (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 m c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椰子 (“coconut”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		椰子, 椰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	椰子
	Singapore	椰子
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	椰子
	Liuzhou	椰子果, 椰子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	มะพร้าว
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะพร้าว
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	椰子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰子, 椰
	Hong Kong	椰子
	Taishan	椰子
Hakka	Meixian	椰仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	椰
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	椰仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	椰仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	椰仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	椰子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	椰仔, 椰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	椰
Southern Min	Xiamen	椰子
	Quanzhou	椰子
	Zhangzhou	椰子
	Taipei	椰子
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	椰子
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	椰子
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	椰子
	Kaohsiung	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	椰子
	Yilan	椰子
	Yilan (Toucheng)	椰子
	Changhua (Lukang)	椰子, 鱟薸
	Taichung	椰子
	Tainan	椰子
	Tainan (Anping)	椰子
	Hsinchu	椰子
	Kinmen	椰子
	Penghu (Magong)	椰子
	Penghu (Xiyu)	椰子
	Penang (Hokkien)	椰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	椰, kelapa
	Manila (Hokkien)	椰, 椰仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	椰
	Wenchang	椰子
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰子

See also

• 椰漿／椰浆 (yējiāng)
• 椰奶 (yēnǎi)
• 椰汁 (yēzhī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (椰子):

• → Japanese: 椰子(やし) (yashi)
• → Korean: 야자(椰子) (yaja)
• → Vietnamese: gia tử (椰子)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
椰	子
や Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 椰子 (jia t͡sɨ^X)

Noun

椰(や)子(し) or 椰子(ヤシ) • (yashi) 

1. the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree
   • 1999 July 5, “ヤシの木(き) [Palm Tree]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:

     意(い)志(し)をもつヤシの木(き)。実(み)を落(お)として攻(こう)撃(げき)。実(み)の中(なか)のミルクはおいしい。

     Ishi o motsu yashi no ki. Mi o otoshite kōgeki. Mi no naka no miruku wa oishii.

     A sentient palm tree that attacks by dropping nuts which contain delicious milk.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (coconut palm): ココ椰子(やし) (kokoyashi)

Derived terms

• 油椰子(あぶらやし) (aburayashi, “African oil palm”)
• アレカ椰子(やし) (arekayashi, “areca palm”)
• ココ椰子(やし) (kokoyashi, “coconut palm”)
• サゴ椰子(やし) (sagoyashi, “sago palm”)
• 砂糖椰子(さとうやし) (satōyashi, “sugar palm”)
• 象牙椰子(ぞうげやし) (zōgeyashi, “ivory palm”)
• 大王椰子(だいおうやし) (daiōyashi, “royal palm”)
• テーブル椰子(やし) (tēburuyashi, “parlour palm”)
• 棗椰子(なつめやし) (natsumeyashi, “date palm”)
• ニッパ椰子(やし) (nippayashi, “nipa palm”)
• 椰子科(やしか) (yashika, “Arecaceae”)
• 椰子蟹(やしがに) (yashigani, “coconut crab”)
• 椰子糖(やしとう) (yashitō, “palm sugar”)
• 椰子油(やしゆ) (yashiyu, “coconut oil”)
• ラフィア椰子(やし) (rafiayashi, “raffia palm”)
• 蝋椰子(ろうやし) (rōyashi, “carnauba palm”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
椰	子

Noun

椰子 • (yaja) (hangeul 야자)

1. Hanja form^? of 야자 (“coconut palm”).