檳榔子

Japanese
檳榔子 (binrōji): a ripe areca nut.
Kanji in this term
檳 榔 子
びん
Hyōgaiji		 ろう
Hyōgaiji		 し > じ
Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 檳榔 (binrō, “areca palm, betel palm”) +‎ 子 (shi, “child”, also used as a diminutive suffix). The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

檳榔子 (hiragana びんろうじ, katakana ビンロウジ, rōmaji binrōji, historical hiragana びんらうじ)

  1. areca nut or betel nut, the seed of the areca or betel palm, Areca catechu
  2. a dark red color used in dyeing

Usage notes

As with many terms used in biology, this term is often spelled in katakana.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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