枇杷

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (枇杷) 枇 杷
simp. #(枇杷) 枇 杷
Loquat fruit

Etymology

From 琵琶 (pípá, “pipa”). The fruit is said to resemble the musical instrument in shape.

Pronunciation

Noun

枇杷

  1. loquat (type of fruit)

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (枇杷):
  • → Japanese: 枇杷(ビワ) (biwa)
  • → Korean: 비파(枇杷) (bipa)
  • → Vietnamese: tì bà (枇杷)

Others:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
枇 杷
び
Jinmeiyō		 は > わ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

枇杷(ビワ) • (biwa) ←びは (bifa)?

  1. loquat (type of fruit)

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

Korean
Hanja in this term
枇杷

Noun

枇杷 • (bipa) (hangeul 비파)

  1. Hanja form? of 비파 (“loquat (type of fruit)”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
枇杷

Noun

枇杷

  1. chữ Hán form of tì bà (“loquat”).
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