蕃瓜樹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蕃	瓜	樹
ばん Jinmeiyō	か Jinmeiyō	じゅ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Listed in some Japanese dictionaries[1][2] as the Chinese name for papaya; however, this term does not appear in Chinese dictionaries.

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) ばんかじゅ [bàńkáꜜjù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [bã̠ŋka̠ʑɨᵝ]

Noun

蕃(ばん)瓜(か)樹(じゅ) • (bankaju) ^{←ばんくわじゆ (bankwazyu)^?}

Synonym of パパイア (papaia, “papaya”), referring specifically to the tree and not the fruit

Usage notes

Exceedingly rare.

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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