波布草

Japanese
Kanji in this term
波 布 草
は
Grade: 3		 ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5		 そう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 波布 (habu, “Okinawan habu”) +‎ 草 (sō, “grass”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はぶそー [hàbúsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠bɯ̟ᵝso̞ː]

Noun

波(は)布(ぶ)草(そう) or 波布草(ハブソウ) • (habusō) ←はぶさう (fabusau)?

  1. coffee senna

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 ハブソウ.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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