🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ばすぬない【芭蕉ぬ生い】 : basu nu nai | define meaning
basu nu nai
Definition
Noun
- Banana; especially of the species Musa basjoo, otherwise known as the Japanese Fiber Banana, the Hardy Banana or the Japanese Banana; or the species Musa balbisiana, Musa ryukyuensis or Musa liukiuensis, otherwise known as the Ito-Basho or the Ryukyu Fiber Banana.
Etymology
Derived from the root ばす【芭蕉】 basu "banana", cognate to Okinawan ばさ basa, Amami ばしゃ basha "banana", standard Japanese ばしょう bashou "Japanese Fiber Banana" and Mandarin 【芭蕉】 bājiāo "plaintain; banana". Followed by the genitive marker ぬ nu and the term ない【生い】 nai "fruit".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 芭蕉ぬ生い |
| Kana | ばすぬない |
| Romanization | basu nu nai |
意味：バナナ、ばしょう【芭蕉】
Categories:
芭蕉ぬ生い
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ばすぬない【芭蕉ぬ生い】 : basu nu nai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1405/basununai/.