bonsai

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See also: bonsaï, bonsái, and Bonsai

English[edit]

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A bonsai maple tree.
A bonsai maple tree.

Etymology 1[edit]

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese (MC buən, “bowl”) + (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌiH, “to plant”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)

  1. (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
  2. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

Verb[edit]

bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)

  1. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.
    • 2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird (page 50)
      Could I be a father who was, so to speak, bonsaiing his children, trimming urban roots, and then twisting the emerging branches?
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Etymology 2[edit]

Interjection[edit]

bonsai

  1. Misspelling of banzai.

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽.

Noun[edit]

bonsai

  1. (countable) bonsai tree
  2. (uncountable) art of bonsai

Synonyms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonsɑi̯/, [ˈbo̞ns̠ɑi̯]
  • Rhymes: -onsɑi
  • Syllabification(key): bon‧sai

Noun[edit]

bonsai

  1. bonsai

Declension[edit]

Inflection of bonsai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative bonsai bonsait
genitive bonsain bonsaiden
bonsaitten
partitive bonsaita bonsaita
illative bonsaihin bonsaihin
singular plural
nominative bonsai bonsait
accusative nom. bonsai bonsait
gen. bonsain
genitive bonsain bonsaiden
bonsaitten
partitive bonsaita bonsaita
inessive bonsaissa bonsaissa
elative bonsaista bonsaista
illative bonsaihin bonsaihin
adessive bonsailla bonsailla
ablative bonsailta bonsailta
allative bonsaille bonsaille
essive bonsaina bonsaina
translative bonsaiksi bonsaiksi
instructive bonsain
abessive bonsaitta bonsaitta
comitative bonsaineen
Possessive forms of bonsai (type maa)
possessor singular plural
1st person bonsaini bonsaimme
2nd person bonsaisi bonsainne
3rd person bonsainsa

Indonesian[edit]

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bonsai

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 盆栽(ぼんさい) (bonsai), from Middle Chinese (MC buən, “bowl”) + (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌiH, “to plant”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔnsai̯]
  • Hyphenation: bon‧sai

Noun[edit]

bonsai (first-person possessive bonsaiku, second-person possessive bonsaimu, third-person possessive bonsainya)

  1. bonsai:
    1. A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
    2. The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

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Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

bonsai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼんさい

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bonsai n (indeclinable)

  1. bonsai

Further reading[edit]

  • bonsai in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bonsai in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bon‧sai

Noun[edit]

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
  2. (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonsai/ [ˈbõn.sai̯]
  • Rhymes: -onsai
  • Syllabification: bon‧sai

Noun[edit]

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai