檸檬

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See also: 柠檬

Chinese[edit]

phonetic
trad. (檸檬)
simp. (柠檬)
2nd round simp. 宁𰰡
alternative forms 黎檬
黎朦
宜蒙
來檬来檬
萊檬莱檬
檸檬/柠檬

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English lemon (Huang, 2020); first attested in Volume I of Part II of A Dictionary of the Chinese Language in Three Parts [1819] by Robert Morrison (Huang, 2009).

For Taiwanese Min Nan lê-bóng and Hakka lê-móng, via Japanese 檸檬(レモン) (remon), from English lemon. For Philippine Hokkien, directly from English lemon.

Pronunciation[edit]


Note:
  • lêng5 mong5/lêng5 mou5 - literary;
  • lam5 mong2/nam5 mong2 - vernacular.
  • Wu
  • Noun[edit]

    檸檬

    1. lemon (fruit, tree)

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    Proper noun[edit]

    檸檬

    1. () (dated) Puerto Limón (a city, the capital city of Limón, Costa Rica)

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    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji in this term

    Hyōgaiji
    もん
    Hyōgaiji
    irregular

    Etymology[edit]

    Borrowed from English lemon.

    The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓) and ateji (当て字), from Chinese 檸檬柠檬 (níngméng).

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    Noun[edit]

    檸檬(レモン) (remon

    1. Dated spelling of レモン (lemon).