もろこしきび

Japanese
Alternative spellings
蜀黍
唐黍
もろこしきび (morokoshi kibi, “sorghum”)

Etymology

Compound of 唐 (morokoshi, “China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍 (kibi, “millet”).

The spelling 蜀黍 is from Chinese.[1] See 蜀黍 (shokusho).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もろこしき​び [mòrókóshí kíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ɾo̞ko̞ɕi kʲibʲi]

Noun

もろこしきび • (morokoshi kibi) 

  1. sorghum

Usage notes

This term has been largely replaced by its clipping, もろこし (morokoshi).

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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