郁子

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
郁	子
む Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
郁	子
う Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
郁	子
うん Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
郁	子
んー Jinmeiyō	べ Grade: 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare contraction of むとす (mu to su).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝbe̞]

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝbe̞]

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟̃ᵝmbe̞]

• IPA^(key): [ñmbe̞]

Noun

郁(む)子(べ) or 郁(う)子(べ) or 郁(うん)子(べ) or 郁(んー)子(べ) • (mube or ube or unbe or nnbe) 

1. chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)

Synonyms

• 木通(あけび) (akebi)

References

• “むべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “うべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “うんべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “んーべ【郁子】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.