六穀
Chinese
six | grain; corn | ||
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trad. (六穀) | 六 | 穀 | |
simp. (六谷) | 六 | 谷 |
Etymology
The “corn” sense comes from the fact that it is a grain outside of the five grains (五穀/五谷) (Iwata, 2009).
Pronunciation
Noun
六穀
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 玉米 (“corn; maize”) [map]
Descendants
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