味の素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
味	素
あじ(の) Grade: 3	もと Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

Coined by Kikunae Ikeda in c. 1908, replacing 味精 (misei).

Literally the "essence of taste".

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あじのもと [àjínóꜜmòtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠ʑino̞mo̞to̞]

Proper noun

味(あじ)の素(もと) • (Ajinomoto) ^{←あぢのもと (Adinomoto)^?}

a Japanese company that mainly produces food seasonings and other additives
trademarked product name for monosodium glutamate

Descendants

→ Amis: acinomoto
→ Bunun: azinamutu
→ Chinese: 味之素 (wèizhīsù), 味素 (wèisù)
→ English: ajinomoto
→ Kanakanabu: 'acinamoto
→ Korean: 아지노모토 (Ajinomoto)
→ Paiwan: 'azinumutu
→ Rukai: azinumutu
→ Taroko: ajimoto
→ Western Kayah: ꤤ꤬ꤞꤝꤤꤞꤥ꤭ꤚꤥ꤭ꤗꤢꤦ꤬ (ìthwithōrōmùe)