馬薺

Chinese

horse; surname Capsella bursa-pastoris
trad. (馬薺) 馬 薺
simp. (马荠) 马 荠
alternative forms
 
荸薺/荸荠
䔍薺/䔍荠
馬蹄/马蹄 Taishanese
尾薺/尾荠 Min Nan
莓薺/莓荠 Min Nan
荸薺/荸荠
䔍薺/䔍荠
馬蹄/马蹄 Taishanese
尾薺/尾荠 Min Nan
莓薺/莓荠 Min Nan
馬薯/马薯 Min Nan
美薺/美荠 Min Nan

Etymology

The first syllable is related to Zhuang mak (“fruit”) (You & Zhou, 1986). Compare 馬蹄/马蹄 (mǎtí).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • mâ-chhì - Miaoli, Meinong;
  • ve-chî - Neipu (from Hokkien).
Note: bér-chî - usually written as 尾薺/尾荠.

Noun

馬薺

  1. (Hakka, Hokkien, Datian Min, Taishanese) Chinese water chestnut

Synonyms

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