茉莉

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (茉莉) 茉 莉
simp. #(茉莉) 茉 莉
alternative forms 末利
抹利
抹麗／抹丽
木莉 Hokkien
苜莉 Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “a kind of jasmine”) or मल्लिका (mallikā, “a kind of jasmine”).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • mag8 li6 - Chaozhou;
  • bhag8 li6 - Chaozhou (historical);
  • muag8 li6 - Chaoyang, Chenghai, Huilai, Jieyang, Puning, Raoping, Shantou.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai)
        • Wugniu: 8meq-li; 8moq-li
        • MiniDict: meh入 li; moh入 li
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5meq-li; 5moq-li
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /məʔ¹¹ li²³/, /moʔ¹¹ li²³/
      • (Suzhou)
        • Wugniu: 8meq-li6
        • MiniDict: meh入 li去
        • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /məʔ²² li²³/
Rime
Character 茉 莉
Reading # 1/1 3/3
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 末 (64) 齊 (39)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I IV
Fanqie 莫撥切 郎奚切
Baxter mat lej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /muɑt̚/ /lei/
Pan
Wuyun		 /mʷɑt̚/ /lei/
Shao
Rongfen		 /muɑt̚/ /lɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /mwat̚/ /lɛj/
Li
Rong		 /muɑt̚/ /lei/
Wang
Li		 /muɑt̚/ /liei/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /muɑt̚/ /liei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 mò lí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 mut6 lai4

Noun

茉莉

  1. (white) jasmine (flower) (any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers)
  2. perfume obtained from these plants

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (茉莉):
  • → Japanese: 茉(まつ)莉(り) (matsuri)
  • → Korean: 말리(茉莉) (malli)
  • → Vietnamese: mạt lị (茉莉)

References
  • Peyraube, Alain. "Ancient Chinese." The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Ed. Roger D. Woodard. Cambridge UP, 2004. 1012.
  • Duffus, William (1883) “jasmine”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 157

Japanese
茉莉 (matsuri): a budding jasmine plant, Jasminum sambac.

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
茉 莉
まつ
Jinmeiyō		 り
Jinmeiyō
goon kan’yōon

From Middle Chinese 茉莉 (MC mat lej), from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī) or मल्लिका (mallikā).

Pronunciation

Noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) or 茉莉(マツリ) • (matsuri) 

  1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
  2. (more generally) any plant of the genus Jasminum
Usage notes
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

茉(まつ)莉(り) • (Matsuri) 

  1. (rare) a female given name

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
茉 莉
まり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲi]

Proper noun

茉莉(まり) or 茉莉(マリ) • (Mari) 

  1. a female given name from English

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
茉 莉
まりい
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾʲiː]

Proper noun

茉莉(まりい) or 茉莉(マリー) • (Marī) 

  1. (rare) a female given name from English

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
茉 莉
じゃすみん
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Kanji in this term
茉 莉
じゃずみん
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Borrowed from English Jasmine. The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɨᵝmʲĩɴ]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠zɨᵝmʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

茉莉(じゃすみん) or 茉莉(ジャスミン) or 茉莉(じゃずみん) or 茉莉(ジャズミン) • (Jasumin or Jazumin) 

  1. (rare) a female given name from English

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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