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むいくゎ・むいくぁ【毛輪花】 : muikwa | define meaning
muikwa
Pronunciation: [muikʷa]
Definition
Noun
- Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac sp.); Sambac jasmine
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もうりんか【毛輪花】 mourinka "Arabian jasmine" and its variant もりか morika, historically written もうりんくゎ mourinkwa and もりくゎ morikwa respectively, as well as まつりか【茉莉花】 matsurika "Arabian jasmine", historically written まつりくゎ matsurikwa. Borrowed from Chinese 【茉莉花】 "Arabian jasmine" (cf. Mandarin mòlìhuā; Cantonese mut6 lei6-2 faa1; Hokkien bā-lī-hoe, ba̍k-nī-hoe, bāng-nī-hoe, and bāu-mī-hoa; Wu 8meq-li-ho; 8moq-li-ho, and 8meq-li6-ho1), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *mat lej xwae. Ultimately from Sanskrit मालती mālatī or मल्लिका mallikā "Arabian jasmine".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 毛輪花 |
| Kana | むいくゎ むいくぁ |
| New Okinawa Moji | むい彩 |
| Romanization | muikwa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [muikʷa] |
意味：まつりか・マツリカ【茉莉花】、もうりんか・モウリンカ・もりか・モリカ【毛輪花】、マリカー、ジャスミン【耶悉茗・素馨】
Categories:
毛輪花
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 20). むいくゎ・むいくぁ【毛輪花】 : muikwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7263/muikwa/.