馬鈴薯
See also: 马铃薯
Chinese
| bell tied to a horse; sleigh bell; jingle bell | potato; yam | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬鈴薯) | 馬鈴 | 薯 | |
| simp. (马铃薯) | 马铃 | 薯 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
馬鈴薯
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- → Zhuang: majlingzsuz
Japanese
馬鈴薯 (bareisho): a pile of potatoes.
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 馬 | 鈴 | 薯 |
| ば Grade: 2 |
れい Grade: S |
しょ Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | ||
Etymology
Origin unclear. Attributed to noted Edo-period botanist and scholar of Chinese medicine Ono Ranzan (see Wikipedia:ja:小野蘭山) in the late 1700s. May be from Sinitic 馬鈴薯, or may be a Japanese coinage later borrowed into Chinese.
According to one theory, this word is a compound of 馬鈴 (barei, “horse bell”) + 薯 (sho, “potato”), from the way the potato looks a bit like the bells used in the tack for stage horses.[1] In another theory, 馬鈴 (barei) is an example of ateji for Malay, since potatoes were introduced to Japan via the Dutch East Indies.
Pronunciation
Noun
馬鈴薯 (hiragana ばれいしょ, rōmaji bareisho)
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