弓蕉
Chinese
| a bow (weapon) | banana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (弓蕉) | 弓 | 蕉 | |
| simp. #(弓蕉) | 弓 | 蕉 | |
| alternative forms | 芎蕉 荊蕉／荆蕉 | ||
Etymology
Referring to the banana's curved, bow-like shape.
Pronunciation
Noun
弓蕉
- (Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Malaysian Cantonese) banana (Classifier: 條／条; 莢／荚 mn; 弓 mn)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 香蕉 (“banana”) [map]
References
- “Entry #538”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
- Duffus, William (1883) “bananas”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 17
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