茉莉

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (茉莉)		茉	莉
simp. #(茉莉)		茉	莉
alternative forms		末利 抹利 抹麗／抹丽

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “a kind of jasmine”) or मल्लिका (mallikā, “a kind of jasmine”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut⁶ lei^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ma̍t-li
• Eastern Min (BUC): mĕ̤k^→maĕ̤h-lê / mĕk^→mĕh-lê
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bā-lī / bā-nī / boa̍t-nī / ba̍k-nī / ba̍k-ni / bāng-nī / bāng-mī / bāu-mī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mag⁸ li⁶ / bhag⁸ li⁶ / muag⁸ li⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵meq-li; ⁵moq-li

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòlì → mòli (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòli̊
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-li⁵
    • Yale: mwò-li
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.lih
    • Palladius: моли (moli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ → /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ li¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut⁶ lei^6-2
    • Yale: muht léi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁹ lei^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud⁶ léi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚² lei̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ma̍t-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: mad li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mad⁶ li⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mat̚⁵ li⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mĕ̤k^→maĕ̤h-lê / mĕk^→mĕh-lê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /møyʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/, /mɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā-lī
    • Tâi-lô: bā-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxli
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ba⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā-nī
    • Tâi-lô: bā-nī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxni
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ba²²⁻²¹ nĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boa̍t-nī
    • Tâi-lô: bua̍t-nī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boadni
    • IPA (Xiamen): /buat̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-nī
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k-nī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bagni
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-ni
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k-ni
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bagny
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng-nī
    • Tâi-lô: bāng-nī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxngni
    • IPA (Taipei): /baŋ³³⁻¹¹ nĩ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /baŋ³³⁻²¹ nĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /baŋ²²⁻²¹ nĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng-mī
    • Tâi-lô: bāng-mī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxngmi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /baŋ²²⁻²¹ mĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāu-mī
    • Tâi-lô: bāu-mī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bauxmi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bau²²⁻²¹ mĩ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mag⁸ li⁶ / bhag⁸ li⁶ / muag⁸ li⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ma̍k lĭ / ba̍k lĭ / mua̍k lĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/, /bak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/, /muak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/

Note:

• mag8 li6 - Chaozhou;
• bhag8 li6 - Chaozhou (historical);
• muag8 li6 - Chaoyang, Chenghai, Huilai, Jieyang, Puning, Raoping, Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵meq-li; ⁵moq-li
    • MiniDict: 'meh^去 li; 'moh^去 li
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²'meq-li; ²'moq-li
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /məʔ³³ li⁴⁴/, /moʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 茉莉

1. (white) jasmine (flower) (any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers)
2. perfume obtained from these plants

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茉莉):

• → Japanese: 茉(まつ)莉(り) (matsuri)
• → Korean: 말리(茉莉) (malli)
• → Vietnamese: mạt lị (茉莉)

References

• Peyraube, Alain. "Ancient Chinese." The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Ed. Roger D. Woodard. Cambridge UP, 2004. 1012.
• Template:R:zhx-teo:Duffus

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

茉莉 (matsuri): a budding jasmine plant, Jasminum sambac.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
まつ Jinmeiyō	り Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Sanskrit मालती (mālatī) or मल्लिका (mallikā), via Middle Chinese 茉莉 (MC mat drij|dri|lej).

Noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) or 茉莉(マツリ) • (matsuri) 

1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
2. (more generally) any plant of the genus Jasminum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 茉莉花(まつりか) (matsurika): jasmine flower
• 茉莉園(まつりえん) (matsurien): jasmine garden
• 茉莉油(まつりゆ) (matsuriyu): jasmine oil
• 茉莉茶(まつりちゃ) (matsuricha): jasmine tea
• 茉莉花茶(まつりかちゃ) (matsurikacha): jasmine tea

Synonyms

• ジャスミン (jasumin)

Proper noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) • (Matsuri) 

1. (rare) a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Proper noun

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

• マリー

Proper noun

1. (rare) a female given name from English

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Jasmine. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

• ジャスミン

Proper noun

1. (rare) a female given name from English