もろこしきび

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
蜀黍
唐黍
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もろこしきび (morokoshi kibi, “sorghum”)

Etymology

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Compound of 唐 (morokoshi, “China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍 (kibi, “millet”).

The spelling 蜀黍 is from Chinese.[1] See 蜀黍 (shokusho).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) もろこしき​び [mòrókóshí kíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi kʲibʲi]

Noun

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もろこしきび • (morokoshi kibi) 

  1. sorghum

Usage notes

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This term has been largely replaced by its clipping, もろこし (morokoshi).

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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