金雞納

Chinese

golden pheasant; golden rooster; rooster that announces the dawn to accept; to pay (tax etc.)
trad. (金雞納) 金雞
simp. (金鸡纳) 金鸡
variant forms 金雞那金鸡那
金雞拿金鸡拿
金雞勒金鸡勒
金吉那

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of French quinquina (cinchona).

Perhaps influenced by the existing Chinese medicinal material 雞內金鸡内金 (jīnèijīn, “chicken gizzard membrane”).

Pronunciation


Noun

金雞納

  1. cinchona

Derived terms

  • 金雞納樹金鸡纳树
  • 金雞納霜金鸡纳霜
  • 金雞納鞣酸金鸡纳鞣酸
  • 金雞納鹼金鸡纳碱
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