こまつな

Japanese
Alternative spelling
小松菜

Etymology

From 小松(こまつ) (komatsu, “Komatsu”) + 菜(な) (na, “vegetable”). Said to be named after 小松川 (Komatsugawa, literally “Komatsu River”), an area in Tōkyō.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こまつな [kòmátsúná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ma̠t͡sɨᵝna̠]

Noun

こまつな or コマツナ • (komatsu-na) ←こまつな (komatu-na)?

  1. komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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