🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami)
ばしゃ【芭蕉】 : basha | define meaning
basha
Pronunciation: [baɕa]
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
Cognate to the Japanese term ばしょう【芭蕉】 bashou, which refers specifically to the Japanese Fiber Banana; and the Mandarin term 【芭蕉】 bājiāo "plaintain; banana". Related to the Okinawan term ばさない basanai, formed from the root cognate ばさ【芭蕉】 basa "banana" followed by the term ない【生い】 nai "fruit".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 芭蕉 |
| Kana | ばしゃ |
| Romanization | basha |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [baɕa] |
意味：バナナ、ばしょう【芭蕉】
Categories:
芭蕉
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ばしゃ【芭蕉】 : basha | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/390/basha/.