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ぼんたん【文旦・文橙】 : bontan | define meaning

bontan

Pronunciation: /boNtaN/ [bon̩taŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

Pomelo; shaddock

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ぶんたん【文旦・文橙】 buntan "pomelo, shaddock".

Historical attestations:

The Japan Weekly Mail (November 20, 1880), § Asiatic Society of Japan, records "[Satsuma dialect] Bontan ... [Yedo] jabon ... pumelo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	文旦文橙
Kana	ぼんたん
Romanization	bontan
Pronunciation (IPA)	/boNtaN/ [bon̩taŋ̍]

意味：ぶんたん【文旦・文橙】、ざぼん【朱欒・香欒】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, April 27). ぼんたん【文旦・文橙】 : bontan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7016/bontan/.