杏子

Chinese

apricot
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (杏子)
simp. #(杏子)

Pronunciation


Noun

杏子

  1. apricot

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杏子):
  • Japanese: 杏子(あんず) (anzu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あん
Jinmeiyō
す > ず
Grade: 1
tōon
Alternative spelling

From a dialect of Chinese 杏子 (xìngzi), compare Cantonese 杏子 (hang6 zi2).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んず [àńzú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ã̠nd͡zɨᵝ]

Noun

(あん)() or 杏子(アンズ) • (anzu) 

  1. an apricot, especially the Armenian plum, Prunus armeniaca
    Synonym: 唐桃 (karamomo)
    Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アンズ.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Translingual: ansu
See also
  • アプリコット (apurikotto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
もも
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
irregular kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
きょう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

(きょう)() • (Kyōko) 

  1. a female given name

(もも)() • (Momoko) 

  1. a female given name
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