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びんろー【檳榔】 : binroo | define meaning
binroo
Pronunciation: [bin̩ɾoː]
Definition
Noun
- Areca palm (Areca catechu sp.); betel palm
Etymology
Cognate with or borrowed from Japanese びんろう【檳榔】 binroo "areca palm". Ultimately from Chinese 【檳榔】 "areca palm" (cf. Mandarin bīngláng and bīnláng; Cantonese ban1 long4; Eastern Min bĭng-lòng; Hokkien pin-nn̂g, pun-nn̂g, pin-lâng), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *pjin lang.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 檳榔 |
| Kana | びんろー |
| Romanization | binroo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [bin̩ɾoː] |
意味：びんろう・びにろう【檳榔】
Categories:
檳榔
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 10). びんろー【檳榔】 : binroo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9246/binroo/.