胡荽
Chinese
barbarian; recklessly; surname | |||
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trad. (胡荽) | 胡 | 荽 | |
simp. #(胡荽) | 胡 | 荽 | |
alternative forms | 胡荾 |
Etymology
Attested since the 4th century CE.
It is a phono-semantic matching of an Iranian form *koswi, *košwi, *gošwi (Laufer, 1967). Compare Middle Persian gšnyc (gišnīz, “coriander”), kšnyc (kišnīz), whence Modern Persian گشنیز (gešniz, “coriander”). Also compare Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī).
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 芫荽 (“coriander”) [map]
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