銀杏

See also: 银杏

Chinese

		silver; money	apricot
trad. (銀杏)		銀	杏
simp. (银杏)		银	杏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yínxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngan⁴ hang⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gîn-hēng / gûn-hēng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yínxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngan⁴ hang⁶
  - Yale: ngàhn hahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngan⁴ hang⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngen⁴ heng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn²¹ hɐŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîn-hēng / gûn-hēng
  - Tâi-lô: gîn-hīng / gûn-hīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ginheng, gunheng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gin²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²²/, /gun²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gin²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴¹/, /gun²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gin¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ²²/, /gun¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gin²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ³³/, /gun²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gin²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ³³/, /gun²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ³³/

Noun

銀杏

gingko; Ginkgo biloba

Synonyms

公孫樹／公孙树 (gōngsūnshù)
(Min Nan) 白粿仔

Related terms

白果 (báiguǒ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銀杏):

→ Japanese: 銀 (ぎん)杏 (なん) (ginnan)
→ Korean: 은행 (銀杏, eunhaeng)

Derived terms

銀杏沱／银杏沱 (Yínxìngtuó)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
銀	杏
Grade: 3	Jinmeiyō
Irregular

/it͡ɕijau/ → /it͡ɕjɔː/ → /it͡ɕoː/

Borrowing from Chinese 鴨腳 (yājiǎo, “ginkgo”) around the Muromachi period.

There is an Edo-period folk etymology that the original derivation was 一葉 (ichiyō, literally “a single leaf”), but from the historical kana usage, 一葉 would be read as いちえふ (ichi-efu) → いてふ (itefu), instead of いちやう (i-chau).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Alternative forms

公孫樹, 鴨脚樹

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) いちょー [ìchóóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [it͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

銀杏 (hiragana いちょう, katakana イチョウ, rōmaji ichō, historical hiragana いちやう, historical katakana イチヤウ)

the ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba
an arrowhead in the shape of a ginkgo leaf
Short for 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira): an Edo-period hairstyle, with the topknot in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, today usually associated with higher-ranked sumo wrestlers
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a motif of various styles of gingko leaves

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as イチョウ.

Derived terms

銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)脚 (あし) (ichō-ashi)
銀杏 (イチョウ)芋 (イモ) (ichō-imo)
銀杏 (イチョウ)浮苔 (ウキゴケ) (ichō ukigoke)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)会 (かい) (Ichō-kai)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)返 (がえ)し (ichō-gaeshi)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)頭 (がしら) (ichō-gashira)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)形 (がた) (ichō-gata)
銀杏 (イチョウ)蟹 (ガニ) (ichōgani)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)切 (ぎ)り (ichō-giri)
銀杏 (イチョウ)草 (グサ) (ichō-gusa)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)崩 (くず)し (ichō-kuzushi)
銀杏 (イチョウ)苔 (ゴケ) (ichō-goke)
銀杏 (イチョウ)草 (ソウ) (ichō-sō)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)羽 (ば) (ichōba)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)歯 (ば) (ichōba)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)髷 (まげ) (ichō-mage)
銀 (い)杏 (ちょう)黄葉 (もみじ) (ichō momiji)
鯔 (いな)背 (せ)銀 (い)杏 (ちょう) (inase ichō)
岩 (イワ)銀杏 (イチョウ) (iwa-ichō)
大 (おお)銀 (い)杏 (ちょう) (ōichō)
楽 (がく)屋 (や)銀 (い)杏 (ちょう) (gakuya ichō)
乳 (ちち)銀 (い)杏 (ちょう) (chichi ichō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
銀	杏
ぎん Grade: 3	あん > なん Jinmeiyō
kan’on	tōon

Attested around the mid-12th century.

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 銀杏 (MC ŋˠiɪn ɦˠæŋ^X), utilizing the 唐音 (tō'on, “Tang sound”) of 杏 (an), as in 杏子 (anzu, “apricot”).

The an changes to nan as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぎんなん [gìńnáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɡʲĩnːã̠ɴ]

Noun

銀杏 (hiragana ぎんなん, rōmaji ginnan)

Ginkgo biloba
1. the ginkgo tree
2. a ginkgo nut or seed

Derived terms

銀杏 (ギンナン)草 (ソウ) (ginnansō)

References

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

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN