椪柑

Chinese

Machilus nanmu, variety of everg large tangerine
simp. and trad.
(椪柑)
椪 柑
alternative forms 胖柑

Pronunciation


Noun

椪柑

  1. ponkan (Citrus poonensis)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
椪 柑
ぽん
Hyōgaiji
かん
Jinmeiyō
kan’yōon on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 凸柑

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

The initial pon is from Poona (modern Pune), a city in western India.[1][2]

Compare Mandarin 椪柑 (pènggān) and Cantonese 椪柑 (pung3 gam1).

Pronunciation

Noun

椪柑(ポンかん) or 椪柑(ポンカン) • (ponkan) 

  1. ponkan: a hybrid species of tangerine, Citrus poonesis
    Hypernym: 蜜柑 (mikan)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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