檸檬

See also: 柠檬

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (檸檬) 檸 檬
simp. (柠檬) 柠 檬
alternative forms 黎檬
黎朦
宜蒙
來檬/来檬
萊檬/莱檬
檸檬/柠檬

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū). 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


Note:
  • lêng5 mong5/lêng5 mou5 - literary;
  • lam5 mong2/nam5 mong2 - vernacular.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: 3nyin-mon
      • Sinological IPA (key): /n̠ʲɪɲ²² mʊŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

檸檬

  1. lemon (fruit, tree)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

檸檬

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

Synonyms

  • 利蒙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
檸 檬
れ
Hyōgaiji
もん
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

檸檬(レモン) • (remon) 

  1. Dated spelling of レモン (“lemon”).
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