こまつな

Japanese
Alternative spelling
小松菜

Etymology

From 小松(こまつ) (komatsu, “Komatsu”) + 菜(な) (na, “vegetable”). Said to be named after 小松川 (Komatsugawa, literally “Komatsu River”), an area in Tōkyō.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こまつな [kòmátsúná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ma̠t͡sɨᵝna̠]

Noun

こまつな or コマツナ • (komatsu-na) ←こまつな (komatu-na)?

  1. komatsuna, Japanese mustard spinach

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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