胡麻
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Chinese[edit]
barbarian; recklessly; surname | (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother | ||
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trad. (胡麻) | 胡 | 麻 | |
simp. #(胡麻) | 胡 | 麻 | |
Literally: “foreign hemp”. |
Etymology[edit]
This word originally referred to flax (Linum usitatissimum), an import from the Western Regions, but was later confounded with sesame. For more on the background, see Laufer (1967).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húmá
- Wade–Giles: hu2-ma2
- Yale: hú-má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuma
- Palladius: хума (xuma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 maa4
- Yale: wùh màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
胡麻
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Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 麻 |
ご Jinmeiyō |
ま Grade: S |
goon | kan’yōon |
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- sesame (Sesamum indicum), both plant and seeds
Derived terms[edit]
- 胡麻油 (gomaabura)
- 胡麻塩 (gomashio)
- 開け胡麻 (hirakegoma)
- 臍の胡麻 (heso no goma)
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