bonsai
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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]
From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC buən, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌiH, “to plant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒnsaɪ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)
- (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
- (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)
- (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?
- 2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird (page 50)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a miniaturized tree or plant
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the art of growing miniaturized trees or plants
Etymology 2[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bonsai
- Misspelling of banzai.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonsai
- (countable) bonsai tree
- (uncountable) art of bonsai
Synonyms[edit]
- (tree): bonsaitræ
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonsai
Declension[edit]
Inflection of bonsai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | bonsaini | bonsaimme |
2nd person | bonsaisi | bonsainne |
3rd person | bonsainsa |
Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC buən, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌiH, “to plant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonsai (first-person possessive bonsaiku, second-person possessive bonsaimu, third-person possessive bonsainya)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bonsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bonsai
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonsai n (indeclinable)
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)
- bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
- (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonsai m (plural bonsais)
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