ごぼう
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative spellings |
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牛蒡 午蒡 (dated) 牛房 (obsolete) 午房 (obsolete) |
Certainly from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (MC ngjuw pangX), but with a shift from the expected go-on reading of *guhō (or with rendaku as *gubō); compare Korean 우엉 (ueong).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ごぼう or ゴボウ • (gobō) ←ごばう (gobau)?
Usage notes
[edit]- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Etymology 2
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of ごぼう – see the following entry: 御坊 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 御坊.)
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN