珊瑚

Chinese

FWOTD – 16 October 2014
phonetic
trad. (珊瑚)
simp. #(珊瑚)

Etymology

Borrowed from an Iranian language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty, probably Khotanese sam̥gga- (stone). Compare Modern Persian سنگ (sang, stone).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (16) (33)
Final () (61) (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɑn/ /ɦuo/
Pan
Wuyun
/sɑn/ /ɦuo/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɑn/ /ɣo/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/san/ /ɦɔ/
Li
Rong
/sɑn/ /ɣo/
Wang
Li
/sɑn/ /ɣu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/sɑn/ /ɣuo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
saan1 wu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11064 4246
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
𦙽
Old
Chinese
/*slaːn/ /*ɡaː/

Noun

珊瑚

  1. coral

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (珊瑚):

Japanese

珊瑚 (sango): a piece of coral.
Kanji in this term
さん
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
goon

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 珊瑚 (MC sɑn ɦuo). First cited in Japanese in a text from 892.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(さん)() (sango) 

  1. [from 892] coral

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

珊瑚 (sanho) (hangeul 산호)

  1. Hanja form? of 산호 (coral).

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
さん
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 珊瑚 (sango).

Noun

珊瑚 (hiragana さんぐ, romaji sangu)

  1. coral

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

珊瑚

  1. chữ Hán form of san hô (coral).
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