銀杏

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See also: 银杏

Chinese

silver; money apricot
trad. (銀杏)
simp. (银杏)
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Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 銀杏

  1. (~樹) ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, tree)
  2. ginkgo nut

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Derived terms

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銀杏):
  • Japanese: 銀杏(ぎんなん) (ginnan)
  • Korean: 은행(銀杏) (eunhaeng)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Jinmeiyō
irregular

/it͡ɕijau//it͡ɕjɔː//it͡ɕoː/

Borrowing from Chinese 鴨腳鸭脚 (yājiǎo, ginkgo) around the Muromachi period.

There is an Edo-period folk etymology that the original derivation was 一葉 (ichiyō, literally a single leaf), but from the historical kana usage, 一葉 would be read as いちえふ (ichi-efu)いてふ (itefu), instead of いちやう (i-chau).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. the ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba
  2. an arrowhead in the shape of a ginkgo leaf
  3. Short for 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira): an Edo-period hairstyle, with the topknot in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, today usually associated with higher-ranked sumo wrestlers
  4. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) with a motif of various styles of gingko leaves
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぎん
Grade: 3
あん > なん
Jinmeiyō
kan’on tōon

Attested around the mid-12th century.

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 銀杏 (MC ngin haengX), utilizing the 唐音 (tō'on, Tang sound) of (an), as in 杏子 (anzu, apricot).

The an changes to nan as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(ぎん)(なん) (ginnan

  1. Ginkgo biloba
    1. the ginkgo tree
    2. a ginkgo nut or seed
Derived terms

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