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

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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/

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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

(deprecated template usage) 鬱金

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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬱金):

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

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

/uk̚koɴ/ → /ukoɴ/

Shift from ukkon below.

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,

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”)