鬱金

See also: 欝金 and 郁金

Chinese

		dense (growth); melancholy	metal; gold; money
trad. (鬱金)		鬱	金
simp. (郁金)		郁	金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùjīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹ gam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ut-kim / it-kim
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷iuq-cin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùjin
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chin¹
    • Yale: yù-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjin
    • Palladius: юйцзинь (jujczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wat¹ gam¹
    • Yale: wāt gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wed¹ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim
    • Tâi-lô: ut-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: utkym
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kim
    • Tâi-lô: it-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itkym
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷iuq-cin
    • MiniDict: iuih^入 cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁷iuq-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /yɪʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jut kim

Rime
Character	鬱	金
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	物 (60)	侵 (140)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	紆物切	居吟切
Baxter	'jut	kim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨut̚/	/kˠiɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiut̚/	/kᵚim/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuət̚/	/kiem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔut̚/	/kjim/
Li Rong	/ʔiuət̚/	/kjəm/
Wang Li	/ĭuət̚/	/kĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯uət̚/	/ki̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yu	jīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wat1	gam1

Noun

鬱金

1. zedoary, the root of Curcuma zedoaria (used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine)

Derived terms

• 鬱金香／郁金香 (yùjīnxiāng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬱金):

• → Japanese: 鬱金(うこん) (ukon); 鬱金(うっこん) (ukkon)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鬱	金
Grade: S	こん Grade: 1
irregular	goon

Alternative spelling
欝金

/uk̚koɴ/ → /ukoɴ/

Shift from ukkon below.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うこん [ùkóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝkõ̞ɴ]

Noun

鬱金(うこん) or 鬱金(ウコン) • (ukon) 

1. the turmeric, Curcuma longa

   Synonyms: 黄染草 (kizomegusa), ターメリック (tāmerikku)

   Hypernym: 生姜 (shōga)

2. a dye extracted from the rhizome of the turmeric
3. Short for 鬱金色 (ukon-iro): saffron yellow
4. Short for 鬱金桜 (ukonzakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar, Prunus lannesiana

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 ウコン.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 鬱(う)金(こん)色(いろ) (ukon-iro)
• 鬱(ウ)金(コン)空(ウツ)木(ギ) (ukon utsugi)
• 鬱(う)金(こん)粉(こ) (ukon-ko)
• 鬱(ウ)金(コン)香(コウ) (ukonkō)
• 鬱(ウ)金(コン)桜(ザクラ) (ukonzakura)
• 鬱(う)金(こん)染(ぞ)め (ukonzome)
• 鬱(ウ)金(コン)花(バナ) (ukonbana)
• 鬱(う)金(こん)文(ぶ)庫(んこ) (ukon bunko)
• 鬱(う)金(こん)木(も)綿(めん) (ukon momen)
• 葛(クズ)鬱(ウ)金(コン) (kuzu-ukon)
• 蕃(バン)鬱(ウ)金(コン) (ban ukon)
• 紅(べに)鬱(う)金(こん) (beni ukon)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鬱	金
うち > うっ Grade: S	こん Grade: 1
goon

/utɨ komʉ/ → /uk̚komʉ/ → /uk̚koɴ/

From Middle Chinese 鬱金 (MC 'jut kim).

Noun

鬱(うっ)金(こん) or 鬱金(ウッコン) • (ukkon) 

1. (archaic) the turmeric, Curcuma longa
2. Short for 鬱金色 (ukkon-iro): saffron yellow
3. Short for 鬱金香 (ukkonkō): a tulip

Derived terms

• 鬱(ウッ)金(コン)香(コウ) (ukkonkō, “tulip”)
• 鬱(ウッ)金(コン)草(ソウ)樹(ジュ) (ukkonsōju, “tulip tree”)