"埼玉" meaning in All languages combined

See 埼玉 on Wiktionary

Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰei̯²¹ jʊk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ki²³⁻³³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y⁵¹/, /kʰei̯²¹ jʊk̚²/, /ki²³⁻³³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/, /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Qíyù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kei⁴ juk⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Kî-gio̍k, Qíyù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Cíyù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Chʻi²-yü⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Chí-yù [Mandarin, Yale], Chyiyuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Циюй [Mandarin, Palladius], Cijuj [Mandarin, Palladius], kèih yuhk [Cantonese, Yale], kei⁴ juk⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kéi⁴ yug⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Kî-gio̍k [Hokkien, POJ], Kî-gio̍k [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ki'giok [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 埼(さい)玉(たま) (Saitama). Etymology templates: {{obor|zh|ja|-}} Orthographic borrowing from Japanese, {{ja-r|埼%玉|^さい%たま}} 埼(さい)玉(たま) (Saitama) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 埼玉
  1. (~縣) Saitama (a prefecture of Japan) Categories (place): Places in Japan, Prefectures of Japan, Saitama Prefecture
    Sense id: en-埼玉-zh-name-BEVeWOvW
  2. (~市) Saitama (the capital city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Saitama Prefecture, Places in Japan, Places in Saitama Prefecture, Saitama
    Sense id: en-埼玉-zh-name-rH8alGLJ Categories (other): Prefectural capitals of Japan, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 37 63

Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠ita̠ma̠] Forms: 埼玉 [canonical] (ruby: (さい), (たま)), Saitama [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨saki₁tama⟩ → */sakʲitama/ → /saĩtama//saĩdama/ → /saitama/ Shift from Old Japanese 埼玉 (Saki₁tama). Also read as Saidama in older texts. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨saki₁tama⟩}} ⟨saki₁tama⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|埼玉|tr=Saki₁tama}} Old Japanese 埼玉 (Saki₁tama) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|さいたま}} 埼(さい)玉(たま) • (Saitama)
  1. a placename, such as that of:
    (historical) Short for 埼玉郡 (Saitama-gun): Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical Alternative form of: 埼玉郡 (extra: (Saitama-gun): Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)) Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-埼玉-ja-name-VAQnXkwT Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 18 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 42 34 21 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 37 30 29 4
  2. a placename, such as that of:
    Short for 埼玉県 (Saitama-ken): Saitama, Saitama Prefecture (a prefecture of Japan)
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 埼玉県 (extra: (Saitama-ken): Saitama, Saitama Prefecture (a prefecture of Japan)) Categories (place): Places in Japan, Prefectures of Japan, Saitama Prefecture
    Sense id: en-埼玉-ja-name-3OXZDFO1 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 18 8
  3. a placename, such as that of:
    Alternative spelling of さいたま (Saitama): Saitama (the capital city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan)
    Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: さいたま (extra: (Saitama): Saitama (the capital city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan)) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Saitama Prefecture, Places in Japan, Places in Saitama Prefecture, Saitama
    Sense id: en-埼玉-ja-name-3HKyZr2p Categories (other): Prefectural capitals of Japan, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 18 8
  4. a surname
    Sense id: en-埼玉-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: さいたま (Saitama, prefectural capital), 埼大 (Saidai) (ruby: (さい), (だい)), ダ埼玉 (Dasaitama) (ruby: (さい), (たま)) [derogatory, slang]

Proper name [Old Japanese]

Forms: Saki₁tama [romanization], さきたま [hiragana]
Etymology: Compound of 埼 (saki₁, “cape”) + 玉 (tama, “gem, jewel”), for its fame attested in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE). Etymology templates: {{com|ojp|埼|玉|t1=cape|t2=gem, jewel|tr1=saki₁|tr2=tama}} 埼 (saki₁, “cape”) + 玉 (tama, “gem, jewel”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{circa2|759 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>|short=1}} c. 759 CE Head templates: {{head|ojp|proper noun|kana|さきたま|tr=Saki₁tama}} 埼玉 (Saki₁tama) (kana さきたま)
  1. (historical) Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan) Wikipedia link: Man'yōshū Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in Japan Synonyms: 前玉

Download JSON data for 埼玉 meaning in All languages combined (15.8kB)

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        "Mandarin",
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "kei⁴ juk⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "Kî-gio̍k"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y⁵¹/",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ki²³⁻³³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/",
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      "ipa": "/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/kʰei̯²¹ jʊk̚²/"
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      "ipa": "/ki²³⁻³³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/"
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      "ipa": "/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/"
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          "placename"
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        [
          "さいたま",
          "さいたま#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Saitama",
          "Saitama#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "さいたま"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠ita̠ma̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "埼玉"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "埼玉",
            "tr": "Saitama"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: 埼玉 (Saitama)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 埼玉 (Saitama)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "埼",
        "3": "玉",
        "t1": "cape",
        "t2": "gem, jewel",
        "tr1": "saki₁",
        "tr2": "tama"
      },
      "expansion": "埼 (saki₁, “cape”) + 玉 (tama, “gem, jewel”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "nodots": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "C.E."
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "CE"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "759 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 759 CE",
      "name": "circa2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 埼 (saki₁, “cape”) + 玉 (tama, “gem, jewel”), for its fame attested in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Saki₁tama",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さきたま",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "kana",
        "4": "さきたま",
        "tr": "Saki₁tama"
      },
      "expansion": "埼玉 (Saki₁tama) (kana さきたま)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with redundant alt parameters",
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Old Japanese compound terms",
        "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Japanese lemmas",
        "Old Japanese proper nouns",
        "Old Japanese terms with historical senses",
        "ojp:Historical political subdivisions",
        "ojp:Places in Japan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Saitama",
          "Saitama#English"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ],
        [
          "Musashi Province",
          "w:Musashi Province"
        ],
        [
          "Tone River",
          "w:Tone River"
        ],
        [
          "Kanto",
          "Kanto#English"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Saitama (a former district in northeastern Musashi Province, facing the Tone River, in the Kanto Region, Japan)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Man'yōshū"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "前玉"
    }
  ],
  "word": "埼玉"
}

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