茉莉

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(茉莉)		 茉 莉
alt. forms 末利
抹利
抹麗／抹丽

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “a kind of jasmine”) or मल्लिका (mallikā, “a kind of jasmine”).

Pronunciation

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: 茉 (まつ)莉 (り) (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.

Japanese

茉莉 (matsuri): a budding jasmine plant, Jasminum sambac.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茉 莉
まつ
Jinmeiyō		 り
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Noun

茉莉 (hiragana まつり, katakana マツリ, rōmaji matsuri)

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

Proper noun

茉莉 (hiragana まつり, rōmaji Matsuri)

  1. (rare) A female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茉 莉
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Irregular

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

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲi]

Proper noun

茉莉 (hiragana まり, katakana マリ, rōmaji Mari)

  1. A female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
茉 莉
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Irregular

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

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲiː]

Alternative forms

Proper noun

茉莉 (hiragana まりい, katakana マリー, rōmaji Marī)

  1. (rare) A female given name

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
茉 莉
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Irregular

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

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɨᵝmʲĩɴ]

Alternative forms

Proper noun

茉莉 (hiragana じゃすみん, rōmaji Jasumin, alternative reading ジャズミン, rōmaji Jazumin)

  1. (rare) A female given name

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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