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しゅんしー【筍絲】

shunshii

Pronunciation: [ɕun̩ɕiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Dried, shredded bamboo shoots

Etymology

Ultimately of Sinitic origin, from 【筍】 "bamboo shoot" (cf. Mandarin sǔn; Cantonese seon2; Eastern Min sūng; Hokkien sún; Wu 5sen; Sino-Korean 순 sun; Sino-Japanese しゅん shun) and 【絲】 "thin strip, thinly shredded" (cf. Mandarin ; Cantonese si1; Eastern Min ; Hokkien si, su; Wu 1sy; Sino-Japanese し shi).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji筍絲
Kanaしゅんしー
Romanizationshunshii
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕun̩ɕiː]

意味:メンマ【麺麻・麺媽】、しなちく【支那竹】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 17). しゅんしー【筍絲】 : shunshii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5698/shunshii/.