橄欖

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See also: 橄榄

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (橄欖)
simp. (橄榄)
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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Kra-Dai language in ancient times.

Compare Zhuang gyamj (olive), Lao ເຫລືອມ (lư̄am, Canarium kerrii), ເກິມ (kœm, Canarium venosum), as well as Middle Vietnamese tlám (olive) (from earlier < *klam; Modern trám).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (37)
Final () (143) (143)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter kamX lamX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kamX/ /lamX/
Li
Rong
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Wang
Li
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kɑmX/ /lɑmX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gǎn lǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gam2 laam5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 3675 6089
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*klaːmʔ/ /*ɡ·raːmʔ/

Noun

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橄欖

  1. Chinese olive (Canarium album)
  2. European olive (Olea europaea)

Usage notes

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It is easy to confuse the European and Chinese olives, because they are often referred to by the same name. Fortunately, there is little overlap in use: the European olive is packaged for food in brine (it is inedible fresh), or as oil pressed from the fruit. The Chinese olive is dried or candied, or the nuts are eaten. The European olive is foreign and mentioned in the Bible, as well as in the context of the Middle East and Europe, while the Chinese olive is native and East Asian.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (橄欖):

Others:

  • English: kana (olives that have been dried and preserved using salt and sugar, eaten as a snack)
  • Macanese: (from ) lám
  • Malay: kanar (Chinese olive eaten salted or sweet)
  • Thai: กาน้า (kānā, Canarium album)

Verb

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橄欖

  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of (to ruin)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgai
らん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
 橄欖 on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(かん)(らん) or 橄欖(カンラン) (kanran

  1. Chinese olive, Canarium album
  2. (dated, by confusion) olive

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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橄欖 (gamnam) (hangeul 감람)

  1. hanja form? of 감람 (Chinese white olive)