茉莉

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (茉莉)
simp. #(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


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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (茉莉):
  • Japanese: (まつ)() (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
まつ
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(まつ)() (matsuri) 

  1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
  2. (more generally) any plant of the genus Jasminum
Synonyms
Derived terms

Proper noun

(まつ)() (Matsuri) 

  1. (rare) a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
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) 

  1. a female given name from English

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲiː]

Proper noun

茉莉(まりい) (Marī) 

  1. (rare) a female given name from English

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɨᵝmʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

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

  1. (rare) a female given name from English

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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