番茄

Chinese

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
eggplant
trad. (番茄) 番 茄
simp. #(番茄) 番 茄
alternative forms 蕃茄
Literally: “foreign eggplant”.

Etymology

Compare Thai มะเขือเทศ (má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet, “tomato”) ( < มะเขือ (má-kʉ̌ʉa, “eggplant”) + เทศ (têet, “foreign”)).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • huang1 giê5 - Chaozhou;
  • huang1 gio5 - Shantou, Jieyang.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: fe ga (T1)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /fe̞⁵⁵ ɡ̊a̱²¹/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: fan1 jie2
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɸan³³ t͡ɕie̞¹³/

Noun

番茄

  1. tomato [from 19th c.] (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 m c)
  2. (Xianyou Min, Luoyuan Shehua) chilli pepper

Synonyms

  • (tomato):
  • (chilli pepper):

Descendants

  • → Zhuang: fanhgez
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