茉莉

Borrowed from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī, “a kind of jasmine”) or मल्लिका (mallikā, “a kind of jasmine”).

茉莉

1. (white) jasmine (flower) (any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers)
2. perfume obtained from these plants

• Peyraube, Alain. "Ancient Chinese." The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. Ed. Roger D. Woodard. Cambridge UP, 2004. 1012.

From Sanskrit मालती (mālatī) or मल्लिका (mallikā), via Middle Chinese 茉莉 (MC ɖˠiɪ|ɖɨ|lei).

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ま​つり [máꜜtsùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝɾʲi]

茉莉 (hiragana まつり, katakana マツリ, rōmaji matsuri)

1. the jasmine plant
2. (more generally) a plant of the genus Jasminum

• ジャスミン (jasumin)

茉莉 (hiragana まつり, rōmaji Matsuri)

1. (rare) A female given name

Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲi]

茉莉 (hiragana まり, katakana マリ, rōmaji Mari)

1. A female given name

Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲiː]

• マリー

茉莉 (hiragana まりい, katakana マリー, rōmaji Marī)

1. (rare) A female given name

Borrowed from English Jasmine. The kanji are ateji, as a kind of jukujikun (熟字訓).

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠sɨᵝmʲĩɴ]

• ジャスミン

茉莉 (hiragana じゃすみん, rōmaji Jasumin, alternative reading ジャズミン, rōmaji Jazumin)

1. (rare) A female given name