唐黍とうきび

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唐とう	黍きび
もろこし Grade: S	きび Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍とうきび – see the following entry.

【もろこしきび】 [noun] sorghum Alternative spelling 蜀黍もろこし

(This term, 唐黍とうきび, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
唐とう	黍きび
もろこし
Grade: S	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 唐黍とうきび – see the following entry.

【もろこしモロコシ】 [noun] sorghum [noun] maize, corn (especially corn on the cob) Alternative spelling 蜀黍もろこし

(This term, 唐黍とうきび, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
唐とう	黍きび
とう Grade: S	きび Hyōgaiji
jūbakoyomi

/taukibi/ → /tɔːkibi/ → /toːkibi/

Compound of 唐とう (tō, “Tang Dynasty; China in general; (by extension) foreign”) +‎ 黍きび (kibi, “millet”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーき​び [tòókíꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲibʲi]

Noun

唐とう(とう)黍きび(きび) • (tōkibi) 

1. maize, corn (especially corn on the cob)
2. sorghum

Synonyms

• (maize): 玉蜀黍とうもろこし(とうもろこし) (tōmorokoshi)
• (sorghum): 蜀黍もろこし(もろこし) (morokoshi), 唐黍とうきび(もろこし) (morokoshi), 高黍たかきび(たかきび) (takakibi)