茉莉

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (茉莉)	茉	莉
simp. ^#(茉莉)	茉	莉
alternative forms	末利抹利抹麗／抹丽木莉 Hokkien 苜莉 Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “a kind of jasmine”) or मल्लिका (mallikā, “a kind of jasmine”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòlì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mut⁶ lei^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ma̍t-li
Min Dong (BUC): mĕ̤k^→maĕ̤h-lê / mĕk^→mĕh-lê
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): bā-lī / bā-nī / boa̍t-nī / ba̍k-nī / ba̍k-ni / bāng-nī / bāng-mī / bāu-mī

(Teochew, Peng'im): mag⁸ li⁶ / bhag⁸ li⁶ / muag⁸ li⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): ⁵meq-li; ⁵moq-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòlì → mòli (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòli̊
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-li⁵
  - Yale: mwò-li
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.lih
  - Palladius: моли (moli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ → /mwɔ⁵¹ li¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mut⁶ lei^6-2
  - Yale: muht léi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁹ lei^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: mud⁶ léi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚² lei̯²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ma̍t-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: mad li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mad⁶ li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mat̚⁵ li⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: mĕ̤k^→maĕ̤h-lê / mĕk^→mĕh-lê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /møyʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/, /mɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā-lī
  - Tâi-lô: bā-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxli
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ba⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā-nī
  - Tâi-lô: bā-nī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxni
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ba²²⁻²¹ nĩ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boa̍t-nī
  - Tâi-lô: bua̍t-nī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boadni
  - IPA (Xiamen): /buat̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-nī
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-nī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bagni
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-ni
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-ni
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bagny
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng-nī
  - Tâi-lô: bāng-nī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxngni
  - IPA (Taipei): /baŋ³³⁻¹¹ nĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /baŋ³³⁻²¹ nĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /baŋ²²⁻²¹ nĩ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng-mī
  - Tâi-lô: bāng-mī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxngmi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /baŋ²²⁻²¹ mĩ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāu-mī
  - Tâi-lô: bāu-mī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bauxmi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bau²²⁻²¹ mĩ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mag⁸ li⁶ / bhag⁸ li⁶ / muag⁸ li⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ma̍k lĭ / ba̍k lĭ / mua̍k lĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/, /bak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/, /muak̚⁴⁻² li³⁵/

Note:

mag8 li6 - Chaozhou;
bhag8 li6 - Chaozhou (historical);
muag8 li6 - Chaoyang, Chenghai, Huilai, Jieyang, Puning, Raoping, Shantou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ⁵meq-li; ⁵moq-li
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /məʔ¹¹ li²³/, /mʊʔ¹¹ li²³/

Noun

茉莉

(white) jasmine (flower) (any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers)
perfume obtained from these plants

Derived terms

紫茉莉 (zǐmòlì)
茉莉花 (mòlìhuā)

茉莉酸
茉莉香米 (mòlì xiāngmǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茉莉):

→ Japanese: 茉(まつ)莉(り) (matsuri)
→ Korean: 말리(茉莉) (malli)
→ Vietnamese: mạt lị (茉莉)

References

Peyraube, Alain. "Ancient Chinese." The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Ed. Roger D. Woodard. Cambridge UP, 2004. 1012.
Duffus, William (1883), “jasmine”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 157

Japanese

茉莉 (matsuri): a budding jasmine plant, Jasminum sambac.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
まつ Jinmeiyō	り Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Sanskrit मालती (mālatī) or मल्लिका (mallikā), via Middle Chinese 茉莉 (MC ɖˠiɪ|ɖɨ|lei).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まつり [máꜜtsùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) • (matsuri)

Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
(more generally) any plant of the genus Jasminum

Synonyms

ジャスミン (jasumin)

Derived terms

茉莉花(まつりか) (matsurika): jasmine flower
茉莉園(まつりえん) (matsurien): jasmine garden
茉莉油(まつりゆ) (matsuriyu): jasmine oil
茉莉茶(まつりちゃ) (matsuricha): jasmine tea
茉莉花茶(まつりかちゃ) (matsurikacha): jasmine tea

Proper noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) • (Matsuri)

(rare) a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲi]

Proper noun

茉莉(まり) • (Mari)

a female given name from English

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

マリー

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲiː]

Proper noun

茉莉(まりい) • (Marī)

(rare) a female given name from English

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
茉	莉
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from English Jasmine. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

ジャスミン

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɨᵝmʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

茉莉(じゃすみん) or 茉莉(ジャズミン) • (Jasumin or Jazumin)

(rare) a female given name from English

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-2] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN