# 椰子
## Chinese

* 椰子

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yēzi, yézi
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ, ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je$^4$ zi$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yie$^3$ du$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ià-cī
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ-chí
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ia-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yēzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yezi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^1$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yē-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie.tzy
*** Palladius: ецзы (jeczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yézi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yézi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yé-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye.tzy
*** Palladius: ецзы (jeczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: je$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: yèh jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: je$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yé$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yie$^3$ du$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiɛ²² tu⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ià-cī
*** Sinological IPA : /ia⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒi³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Kinmen, Lukang, Magong, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ-chí
*** Tâi-lô: iâ-tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iacie
*** IPA (Kinmen): /ia²⁴⁻¹² t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /ia²⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Lukang): /ia²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ia-tsy
*** MiniDict: ia$^平$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ia-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
* Middle Chinese: yae tsiX
Rime :
| Character | 椰 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 以遮切 | 即里切 |
| Baxter | yae | tsiX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jia/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jia/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ia/ | /t͡sie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jia/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ia/ | /t͡siə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭa/ | /t͡sĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /i̯a/ | /t͡si$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yé | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | je$^4$ | zi$^2$ |

### Noun

椰子
* coconut (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 m c)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 椰子, 椰 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 椰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 椰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 椰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 椰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 椰子果, 椰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | มะพร้าว |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | มะพร้าว |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | มะพร้าว |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | มะพร้าว |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 椰子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 椰子, 椰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 椰子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 椰子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 椰仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 椰 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 椰仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 椰仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 椰仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 椰子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 椰仔, 椰 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 椰 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 椰子, 鱟薸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 椰子 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 椰 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 椰, kelapa |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 椰, 椰仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 椰 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 椰子 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 椰子 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 椰子 |
* 楈枒

#### Derived terms

* 椰子樹／椰子树 (yēzishù)
* 椰子水 (yēzishuǐ)
* 椰子水兒／椰子水儿 (yēzi shuǐr)
* 椰子汁 (yēzizhī)
* 椰子油 (yēziyóu)
* 椰子糖 (yēzitáng)
* 椰子蟹 (yēzixiè)
* 椰子醋 (yēzicù)
* 海椰子 (hǎiyēzi)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 椰子(やし) (yashi)
* → Korean: 야자(椰子) (yaja)

#### See also

* 椰漿／椰浆 (yējiāng)
* 椰奶 (yēnǎi)
* 椰汁 (yēzhī)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 椰 | 子 |
| や Jinmeiyō | し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 椰子 (jia t͡sɨ$^X$).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) やし [yáꜜshì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ja̠ɕi]

### Noun

椰(や)子(し) or 椰子(ヤシ) • (yashi)
* coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree
** 1945, “ラバウル小唄 (Rabauru Kouta)”, 若杉雄三郎 (lyrics):
    恋(こい)しなつかし　あの島(しま)見(み)れば 椰(や)子(し)の葉(は)かげに　十(じゅう)字(じ)星(せい)
       koishi natsukashi ano shima mireba yashi no hakage ni jūjisei
       When I see that dear old island, I see the Southern Cross among the palm leaves' shadows

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤシ.

#### Synonyms

* (coconut palm): ココ椰(や)子(し) (kokoyashi)

#### Derived terms

* 油(あぶら)椰(や)子(し) (abura yashi, “African oil palm”)
* アレカ椰(や)子(し) (areka yashi, “areca palm”)
* ココ椰(や)子(し) (koko yashi, “coconut palm”)
* サゴ椰(や)子(し) (sago yashi, “sago palm”)
* 砂(さ)糖(とう)椰(や)子(し) (satō yashi, “sugar palm”)
* 象(ぞう)牙(げ)椰(や)子(し) (zōge yashi, “ivory palm”)
* 大(だい)王(おう)椰(や)子(し) (daiō yashi, “royal palm”)
* テーブル椰(や)子(し) (tēburu yashi, “parlour palm”)
* 棗(なつめ)椰(や)子(し) (natsumeyashi, “date palm”)
* ニッパ椰(や)子(し) (nippa yashi, “nipa palm”)
* 椰(や)子(し)科(か) (yashika, “Arecaceae”)
* 椰(や)子(し)蟹(がに) (yashigani, “coconut crab”)
* 椰(や)子(し)糖(とう) (yashitō, “palm sugar”)
* 椰(や)子(し)油(ゆ) (yashiyu, “coconut oil”)
* ラフィア椰(や)子(し) (rafia yashi, “raffia palm”)
* 蝋(ろう)椰(や)子(し) (rōyashi, “carnauba palm”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 椰 | 子 |

### Noun

椰子 • (yaja) (hangeul 야자)
* hanja form of 야자 (“coconut palm”)