笹

笹 (canonical)
笹 (canonical)
sasa (romanization)

Translingual: Sasa


竹

Characters in the same phonetic series (竹) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – two bamboo stalks, with leaves. Earlier forms resembled 个 + 个, current form resembles rather ケ + ケ, or 亇 + 亇.
Compare Proto-Tai *b.twuːkᴰ (“bamboo strip for tying or weaving”), whence Thai ตอก (dtɔ̀ɔk, “bamboo strip”).

cog

(music) musical instrument made of bamboo


竹

竹 (canonical)
竹 (canonical)
take (romanization)

Bamboo-copter
Early Middle Japanese
Early Modern Japanese
Late Middle Japanese
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *takai.
Theories on derivation include:
* From 長生 (takeou) or 高生 (takahae), in reference to the speed at which bamboo grows.
* Cognate with 高 (taka), 長 (take), 丈 (take) "height".
* From 高景 (takakake) or つらこえ (tsurakoe).
* From ta meaning "tall" (高い (takai)) + ke, ancient form of 木 (ki, “tree”).
* A contraction of 痛快茎延へ (itakukihae), referring to the speed at which bamboo grows.
* Ta is from Korean 대 (dae, “bamboo”) (see also 대나무 (daenamu, “bamboo”, literally “bamboo tree”)), while ke is an ancient form of 木 (ki).

『竹取物語』

a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) consisting of a bird on a bamboo tree and various bamboo rings


tre

From Middle Vietnamese tle, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɛː. Compare also Proto-Katuic *ʔalɛɛ (“type of bamboo”) (whence Pacoh ale (“small bamboo used for spears”)).
Doublet of le (seen in măng le (“kind of wild bamboo shoots”)).

te

certain coastal Northern dialects, endangered


wanghee

Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra#Translingual

Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.


According to Ferlus (2009), from *t-rn-aːɲ, with nominalizer -rn- infixed into Proto-Vietic *taːɲ (whence đan (“to weave”)).
Formationally indentical but independently developed are Khmu [Rook] tʰrnaːɲ ("material used for weaving") (Suwilai, 2002) and Proto-West-Bahnaric *trnaːɲ ("thread"), whence Nyaheun nnaːɲ ("thread").

bamboo tape (for basketwork); bamboo slat (of a paper fan)


cane brake

But the long cactus-strewn levels still stretched away, empty and bare, to the distant line of the cane-brake.

1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion

A dense thicket of sugar-canes or bamboos.


canes

Bamboo plants of genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo native to the New World.


bambu

head

bambu (definite accusative bambuyu, plural bambular)

bambuyu (accusative definite)
bambular (plural)
bambu (nominative singular)
bambular (nominative plural)
bambuyu (accusative definite singular)
bambuları (accusative definite plural)
bambuya (dative singular)
bambulara (dative plural)
bambuda (locative singular)
bambularda (locative plural)
bambudan (ablative singular)
bambulardan (ablative plural)
bambunun (genitive singular)
bambuların (genitive plural)
bambum (first-person nominative singular)
bambularım (first-person nominative singular)
bambun (nominative second-person singular)
bambuların (nominative second-person singular)
bambusu (nominative singular third-person)
bambuları (nominative singular third-person)
bambumuz (first-person nominative plural)
bambularımız (first-person nominative plural)
bambunuz (nominative plural second-person)
bambularınız (nominative plural second-person)
bambuları (nominative plural third-person)
bambumu (accusative definite first-person singular)
bambularımı (accusative definite first-person singular)
bambunu (accusative definite second-person singular)
bambularını (accusative definite second-person singular)
bambusunu (accusative definite singular third-person)
bambularını (accusative definite singular third-person)
bambumuzu (accusative definite first-person plural)
bambularımızı (accusative definite first-person plural)
bambunuzu (accusative definite plural second-person)
bambularınızı (accusative definite plural second-person)
bambularını (accusative definite plural third-person)
bambuma (dative first-person singular)
bambularıma (dative first-person singular)
bambuna (dative second-person singular)
bambularına (dative second-person singular)
bambusuna (dative singular third-person)
bambularına (dative singular third-person)
bambumuza (dative first-person plural)
bambularımıza (dative first-person plural)
bambunuza (dative plural second-person)
bambularınıza (dative plural second-person)
bambularına (dative plural third-person)
bambumda (first-person locative singular)
bambularımda (first-person locative singular)
bambunda (locative second-person singular)
bambularında (locative second-person singular)
bambusunda (locative singular third-person)
bambularında (locative singular third-person)
bambumuzda (first-person locative plural)
bambularımızda (first-person locative plural)
bambunuzda (locative plural second-person)
bambularınızda (locative plural second-person)
bambularında (locative plural third-person)
bambumdan (ablative first-person singular)
bambularımdan (ablative first-person singular)
bambundan (ablative second-person singular)
bambularından (ablative second-person singular)
bambusundan (ablative singular third-person)
bambularından (ablative singular third-person)
bambumuzdan (ablative first-person plural)
bambularımızdan (ablative first-person plural)
bambunuzdan (ablative plural second-person)
bambularınızdan (ablative plural second-person)
bambularından (ablative plural third-person)
bambumun (first-person genitive singular)
bambularımın (first-person genitive singular)
bambunun (genitive second-person singular)
bambularının (genitive second-person singular)
bambusunun (genitive singular third-person)
bambularının (genitive singular third-person)
bambumuzun (first-person genitive plural)
bambularımızın (first-person genitive plural)
bambunuzun (genitive plural second-person)
bambularınızın (genitive plural second-person)
bambularının (genitive plural third-person)
bambuyum (first-person singular)
bambularım (first-person singular)
bambusun (second-person singular)
bambularsın (second-person singular)
bambu (singular third-person)
bambudur (singular third-person)
bambular (singular third-person)
bambulardır (singular third-person)
bambuyuz (first-person plural)
bambularız (first-person plural)
bambusunuz (plural second-person)
bambularsınız (plural second-person)
bambular (plural third-person)
bambulardır (plural third-person)

From Ottoman Turkish بامبو (bambu), from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).


mā

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa. Cognate to Burmese ဝါး (wa:).


bamboo

en-noun

bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural bamboos)

→ Albanian: bambu

→ Finnish: bambu

→ Greek: μπαμπού (bampoú)

→ Guugu Yimidhirr: bambu

→ Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or French bambou) (see there for further descendants)

→ Welsh: bambŵ

Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor.
Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor.
Malay bambubor.
Portuguese bambubor.
Dutch bamboebor.
English bamboo
Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”).

etymon

British East India Company
British East India Company

(slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.


măng

From Proto-Vietic *t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɓaŋ. Cognate with Muong băng, Thavung บัง, Pacoh abáng, Khmer ទំពាំង (tumpĕəng), Bahnar tơ'băng, Mang ɓaŋ⁶, Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ).
Proto-Karen *Ɂbaŋᴮ (whence S'gaw Karen ဘီၣ် (baẁ)) is an Austroasiatic loanword.

cog

Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ)


竹子

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/ʈ͡ʂuʔ⁵ t͡sz̩/

/ʈ͡ʂu²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡suəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡səu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/ʈ͡ʂuʔ⁵ t͡sz̩/

/ʈ͡ʂu²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡suəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡səu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/


nứa

Neohouzeaua (a genus of medium-sized tropical bamboo)


whangee

Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.


hóp

certain bamboo species, especially Bambusa textilis


gusa

Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris#Translingual


chusquea

(botany) Any of the genus Chusquea of evergreen bamboos, mostly native to mountain sites in Central and South America.


mét

(North Central Vietnam) a kind of bamboo


trúc

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]

[ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 (“bamboo”).
This is an instance of semantic narrowing or alteration sometimes occurs with Sino-Vietnamese items. Compare also hồng (“pink”), from 紅／红 (“red”).

Trúc xinh, trúc mọc đầu đình. Em xinh, em đứng một mình cũng xinh.

Cute bamboo grows in front of the village portal. You're cute, too, but you're already cute by yourself.

a member of the genus of bamboo, Phyllostachys


呉竹

Compound of 呉 (kure, “Chinese, from China”) + 竹 (take, “bamboo”).

compound

alternate name for 淡竹 (hachiku): henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)


呉竹

[ɡo̞t͡ɕikɯ̟]


ឫស្សី

km-noun

ឫស្សី • (rɨhsəy)


kawayan

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.


kawayan

any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae

the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane


kawayan

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan. Compare Kapampangan kuayan, Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, Tausug kayawan and Yami kawalan.


black bamboo

en-noun

black bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural black bamboos)

Phyllostachys nigra, native to Hunan province in China and widely cultivated, used for lumber as well as in gardens.


ဝါး

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognate with Chinese 笆 (bā) and Lhao Vo vo:.


વાંસ

head

વાંસ • (vā̃s) m

gu-noun

વાંસ • (vā̃s) m

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
Gujarati વાંસ (vā̃s)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit વંશ (vaṃśá). Doublet of વંશ (vãś).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṁśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 652: “G. vā̃s m.”

Central Hindi Directorate
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
hi:केन्द्रीय हिन्दी निदेशालय


बाँस

bā̃s (romanization)
بانس (Urdu)
बाँस (direct singular)
बाँस (direct plural)
बाँस (oblique singular)
बाँसों (oblique plural)
बाँस (singular vocative)
बाँसो (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
Hindi बाँस (bā̃s)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa). Doublet of वंश (vañś).


henon bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis, a cultivated form of black bamboo.


nêu

Likely from an infixed form of a root that also gave rise to modern bêu (“to raise, to expose”).

a long bamboo pole traditionally erected during the Vietnamese lunar new year (Tết), adorned with cloth and other decorations to ward off evil spirits


luồng

vi xử lí có 8 nhân và 16 luồng, có thể ép xung

an overclockable CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads


lạt

Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of nhạt (“tasteless; bland”)


switch cane

A bamboo native to the Southeastern United States, Arundinaria tecta or Arundinaria gigantea.


tre pheo

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

[ʈɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

[ʈɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

The second element is a fossil word that means "bamboo". Compare Muong pheo and Nguôn pheo.


bambusoid

Any bamboo of the subfamily Bambusoideae


毛竹

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ²² t͡soʔ⁴⁴/

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²/

/mɔ²² t͡soʔ⁴⁴/


南竹

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚³²/

/lam²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/l̃an¹³ ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴/

/l̃an¹³ t͡səu̯²⁴/

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚³²/

/lam²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/l̃an¹³ ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴/

/l̃an¹³ t͡səu̯²⁴/


孟宗竹

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/maːŋ²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/biɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/maːŋ²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/biɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

Named after 孟宗 (Mèng Zōng), one of the twenty-four filial exemplars.


孟宗竹

ja-noun

孟(もう)宗(そう)竹(ちく) or 孟宗竹(モウソウチク) • (mōsōchiku)

孟宗竹 (canonical)
孟宗竹 (canonical)
mōsōchiku (romanization)


giant cane

Certain large cane plants, similar in appearance, in family Poaceae.

Arundo donax, usually called giant reed, of the Mediterranean and vicinity.


மூங்கில்

ta-noun

மூங்கில் • (mūṅkil)

mūṅkil (romanization)
மூங்கில் (nominative singular)
மூங்கில்கள் (nominative plural)
மூங்கிலே (singular vocative)
மூங்கில்களே (plural vocative)
மூங்கிலை (accusative singular)
மூங்கில்களை (accusative plural)
மூங்கிலுக்கு (dative singular)
மூங்கில்களுக்கு (dative plural)
மூங்கிலுக்காக (benefactive singular)
மூங்கில்களுக்காக (benefactive plural)
மூங்கிலுடைய (genitive genitive-i singular)
மூங்கில்களுடைய (genitive genitive-i plural)
மூங்கிலின் (genitive genitive-ii singular)
மூங்கில்களின் (genitive genitive-ii plural)
மூங்கிலில் (locative locative-i singular)
மூங்கில்களில் (locative locative-i plural)
மூங்கிலிடம் (locative locative-ii singular)
மூங்கில்களிடம் (locative locative-ii plural)
மூங்கிலோடு (singular sociative sociative-i)
மூங்கில்களோடு (plural sociative sociative-i)
மூங்கிலுடன் (singular sociative sociative-ii)
மூங்கில்களுடன் (plural sociative sociative-ii)
மூங்கிலால் (instrumental singular)
மூங்கில்களால் (instrumental plural)
மூங்கிலிலிருந்து (ablative singular)
மூங்கில்களிலிருந்து (ablative plural)

Ta-மூங்கில்.ogg

Cognate with Malayalam മൂങ്ങിൽ (mūṅṅil).


tầm vông

[təm˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˦˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˨˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]


broadleaf bamboo

Synonym of bamboo grass (running bamboo in the genus Sasa, especially when referring to Sasa palmata)


bamboo grass

A kind of running bamboo, native to East Asia, in the genus Sasa.


隈笹

隈笹 (canonical)
隈笹 (canonical)
kumazasa (romanization)

a species of bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)


唐竹

唐竹 (canonical)
唐竹 (canonical)
tōchiku (romanization)

a species of bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik)


矢竹

矢竹 (canonical)
矢竹 (canonical)
yadake (romanization)


業平竹

ja-noun

業(なり)平(ひら)竹(だけ) or 業平竹(ナリヒラダケ) • (narihiradake)

業平竹 (canonical)
業平竹 (canonical)
narihiradake (romanization)

Named after noted early Heian poet Ariwara no Narihira

a species of bamboo (Semiarundinaria fastuosa)


黒竹

黒竹 (canonical)
黒竹 (canonical)
kurochiku (romanization)


四方竹

四方竹 (canonical)
shihōchiku (romanization)

square bamboo (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis)


寒竹

寒竹 (canonical)
寒竹 (canonical)
kanchiku (romanization)

marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)


阿亀笹

阿(お)亀(かめ)笹(ざさ) or 阿亀笹(オカメザサ) • (okamezasa)

阿亀笹 (canonical)
阿亀笹 (canonical)
okamezasa (romanization)


亀甲竹

亀(きっ)甲(こう)竹(ちく) or 亀甲竹(コッコウチク) • (kikkōchiku or kokkōchiku)

亀甲竹 (canonical)
亀甲竹 (canonical)
kikkōchiku (romanization)
kokkōchiku (romanization)

tortoise shell bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)


麻竹

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) moso bamboo


ကြခတ်ဝါး

/t͡ɕəkʰaʔwá/

giant thorny bamboo (Bambusa bambos, syn. B. arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.)


hill cane

en-noun

hill cane (usually uncountable, plural hill canes)

A species of short bamboo native to the Appalachian mountains and Piedmont in the southeastern United States, Arundinaria appalachiana.


Buddha belly bamboo

Buddha belly bamboo (usually uncountable, plural Buddha belly bamboos)

Cultivated varieties of either of two species of bamboo, Bambusa tuldoides and Bambusa vulgaris, with swollen internodes that look like a human torso with a fat belly when the plants are grown in pots.


golden bamboo

golden bamboo (usually uncountable, plural golden bamboos)

Cultivated varieties of a Southeast Asian species of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris), that also have golden-yellow stems.


common bamboo

common bamboo (usually uncountable, plural common bamboos)

A widespread tropical bamboo from Southeast Asia (Bambusa vulgaris).


tortoise-shell bamboo

tortoise-shell bamboo (usually uncountable, plural tortoise-shell bamboos)

From tortoiseshell + bamboo (from the appearance of the stems).


moso bamboo

moso bamboo (usually uncountable, plural moso bamboos)

From Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku) from Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú) or Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú)

A species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries


Olyra

Borrowed from Latin olȳra, subsequently from Ancient Greek ὄλῡρᾰ (ólūra).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – naked catfishes.


lồ ô

certain species of bamboo, such as Bambusa procera


ဒုန်

Myanmar (Kaw Kyaik), Thailand (Pak Kret District)

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pe'òòq

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *puh ~ *puuh (“reed, split bamboo”).


metake

A tall slender Japanese bamboo, Pseudosasa japonica


madake

Timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)


From Proto-Kra, from Proto-Kra-Dai. Cognate with Sui fanl, vanl and Proto-Be *kuanᴬ² (whence kuan² in modern lects). Compare Proto-Austronesian *kawayan (“bamboo”).


桂竹

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Phyllostachys bambusoides
Wikispecies:Phyllostachys bambusoides

timber bamboo, madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides)


kiling-kawayan

tl-noun

kilíng-kawáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

kilíng-kawáyan (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From kiling + kawayan. Compare Ilocano kiling-kawayan.


真竹

真竹 (canonical)
真竹 (canonical)
madake (romanization)

From 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 竹(たけ) (take, “bamboo”).

ja-compound

timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)


熊笹

熊笹 (canonical)
熊笹 (canonical)
kumazasa (romanization)


kawayan-kiling

tl-noun

kawayan-kilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

kawayan-kilíng (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


ਬਾਂਸ

pa-noun

ਬਾਂਸ • (bāns) m (Shahmukhi spelling بانس)


紫竹

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/


苦竹

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/


川竹

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/


貓兒竹

/ba²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/ba²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/


大明竹

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ

/tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/


淡竹

/tän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/tam³³⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/tam³³⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/tän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/tam³³⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/tam³³⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/


淡竹

淡竹 (canonical)
淡竹 (canonical)
hachiku (romanization)

Henon bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis


赤竹

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

(～屬) bamboo grass; broadleaf bamboo (Sasa)


南竹子

/l̃an¹³ ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/l̃an¹³ t͡səu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/l̃an¹³ ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/l̃an¹³ t͡səu̯²⁴ t͡sz̩³/


죽편

Sino-Korean word from 竹片, from 竹 (“bamboo”) + 片 (“piece, slice”).


대쪼각

[tɛt͡ɕ͈o̞ɡa̠k̚]

[te̞t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡa̠k̚]

Of native Korean origin. From 대 (dae, “bamboo”) + 쪼각 (jjogak, North Korean form of 조각 (jogak, “piece, slice”)).

com

North Korean form of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">조각</i> (jogak, “piece, slice”)

(North Korea) a piece of bamboo; bamboo stick


댓조각

[tɛt̚t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡa̠k̚]

[te̞t̚t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡa̠k̚]

Of native Korean origin. From 대 (dae, “bamboo”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 조각 (jogak, “piece, slice”).


대쪽

[tɛt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]

From Middle Korean 대ᄧᅩᆨ (taypcwok), equivalent to 대 (dae, “bamboo”) + 쪽 (jjok, “piece”).

split bamboo stem; a cut piece of bamboo


竹片

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (竹片):
* → Korean: 죽편(竹片) (jukpyeon)

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/


بانس

بان٘س (canonical)
bā̃s (romanization)
बाँस (Hindi)
بان٘س (direct singular)
بان٘س (direct plural)
بان٘س (oblique singular)
بان٘سوں (oblique plural)
بان٘س (singular vocative)
بان٘سو (plural vocative)

→ Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)

→ Persian:

Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás.


sặt

certain species of bamboos, especially the Asian species sometimes included in the genus Arundinaria


spiny bamboo

Bambusa blumeana, a species of clumping bamboo native to Tropical Asia.


بامبو

Turkish: bambu

From French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).


தொளை

ta-noun

தொளை • (toḷai)

toḷai (romanization)
தொளை (nominative singular)
தொளைகள் (nominative plural)
தொளையே (singular vocative)
தொளைகளே (plural vocative)
தொளையை (accusative singular)
தொளைகளை (accusative plural)
தொளைக்கு (dative singular)
தொளைகளுக்கு (dative plural)
தொளைக்காக (benefactive singular)
தொளைகளுக்காக (benefactive plural)
தொளையுடைய (genitive genitive-i singular)
தொளைகளுடைய (genitive genitive-i plural)
தொளையின் (genitive genitive-ii singular)
தொளைகளின் (genitive genitive-ii plural)
தொளையில் (locative locative-i singular)
தொளைகளில் (locative locative-i plural)
தொளையிடம் (locative locative-ii singular)
தொளைகளிடம் (locative locative-ii plural)
தொளையோடு (singular sociative sociative-i)
தொளைகளோடு (plural sociative sociative-i)
தொளையுடன் (singular sociative sociative-ii)
தொளைகளுடன் (plural sociative sociative-ii)
தொளையால் (instrumental singular)
தொளைகளால் (instrumental plural)
தொளையிலிருந்து (ablative singular)
தொளைகளிலிருந்து (ablative plural)

Derived from the above verb. Cognate to Kannada ತೊಳೆ (toḷe).


蓬莱竹

ja-noun

蓬(ほう)莱(らい)竹(ちく) or 蓬莱竹(ホウライチク) • (hōraichiku)

蓬莱竹 (canonical)
蓬莱竹 (canonical)
hōraichiku (romanization)

Literally, “Hōrai bamboo”, 蓬莱(ほうらい) (Hōrai) + 竹(ちく) (chiku, “bamboo”)


神楽笹

神楽笹 (canonical)
kagurazasa (romanization)

Literally, “kagura bamboo grass”, 神楽(かぐら) (kagura, “kagura, sacred dance”) + 笹(ささ) (sasa, “bamboo grass”). The sasa changes to zasa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Synonym of 唐竹蘭 (tōchikuran, “Disporum cantoniense, a species of fairy bell”)


𑀯𑀁𑀲

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<i class="Deva mention" lang="pra">वंस</i>

Central:

Hindustani:

Hindi: बाँस (bā̃s)

Urdu: بَانْس (bāns)

Northwestern:

Punjabi: ਵੰਝ (vañjh)

Western:

Gujarati: વાંસ (vā̃s)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
Inherited from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa). Cognate with Pali vaṃsa.


Olyreae

A taxonomic tribe within the subfamily Bambusoideae – certain bamboos.


takûara

Nheengatu: takwara

→ Brazilian Portuguese: taquara

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *takʷar + Old Tupi -a.