葛縷子

Chinese

phonetic seed
trad. (葛縷子) 葛縷
simp. (葛缕子) 葛缕

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 葛縷子 (カリュイ子).

Pronunciation


Noun

葛縷子

  1. (botany) caraway (Carum carvi)
  2. caraway seed

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
りゅい
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

A loan-blend consisting of カリュイ (karyui) and () (shi, seed), with the former part borrowed from Latin carui or Dutch karwij.

Noun

()(りゅい)() or 葛縷子(カリュイシ) • (karyuishi

  1. (archaic) caraway (Carum carvi)
    Synonym: 姬茴香 (himeuikyō)

References

  • 宗田一 (1993), 渡来薬の文化誌 : オランダ船が運んだ洋薬[1], 東京: 八坂書房, →ISBN, page 273