胡麻

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

This word originally referred to flax (Linum usitatissimum), an import from the Western Regions, but was later confounded with sesame. For more on the background, see Laufer (1967).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húmá

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ maa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húmá
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húmá
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-ma²
  - Yale: hú-má
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuma
  - Palladius: хума (xuma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ mä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ maa⁴
  - Yale: wùh màh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ maa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ ma⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ maː²¹/

Noun

胡麻

flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
sesame (Sesamum indicum)

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

胡麻籽

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (胡麻):

→ Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
→ Korean: 호마(胡麻) (homa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	麻
ご Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: S
goon	kan’yōon

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごま [gòmá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ma̠]

Homophone: 護摩

Noun

胡(ご)麻(ま) • (goma)

sesame (either the plant or the seeds)

Derived terms

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