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ばしゃ【芭蕉】

basha

Pronunciation: [baɕa]

Definition

Noun

  1. 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 balbisianaMusa 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".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji芭蕉
Kanaばしゃ
Romanizationbasha
Pronunciation (IPA)[baɕa]

意味:バナナ、ばしょう【芭蕉】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ばしゃ【芭蕉】 : basha | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/390/basha/.