檸檬

See also: 柠檬

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (檸檬)
simp. (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. () (dated) Puerto Limón (a city, the capital city of Limón, Costa Rica)

Synonyms

  • 利蒙

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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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