🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ばさない【芭蕉生い】 : basanai | define meaning
basanai
Pronunciation: [basanai]
Definition
Noun
- Banana; especially of the species Musa basjoo, otherwise known as the Japanese Fiber Banana, the Hardy Banana or the Japanese Banana; or the species Musa balbisiana, Musa ryukyuensis or Musa liukiuensis, otherwise known as the Ito-Basho or the Ryukyu Fiber Banana.
Etymology
Derived from the root ばさ【芭蕉】 basa "banana", cognate to Amami ばしゃ basha "banana", standard Japanese ばしょう bashou "Japanese Fiber Banana" and Mandarin 【芭蕉】 bājiāo "plaintain; banana"; followed by the term ない【生い】 nai "fruit".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 芭蕉生い |
| Kana | ばさない |
| Romanization | basanai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [basanai] |
意味：バナナ、ばしょう【芭蕉】
Categories:
芭蕉生い
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ばさない【芭蕉生い】 : basanai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/293/basanai/.