🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
りん【蓮・藕】 : rin | define meaning
rin
Pronunciation: [ɾiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Lotus plant; lotus flower
- りんぬはな【連ぬ花】
rin nu hana
"lotus flower"
- りんぬはな【連ぬ花】
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan りん rin and でぃん din; and standard Japanese れん【蓮・藕】 ren (used mainly in compounds) "lotus". Ultimately from Chinese 【蓮・莲】 (cf. Mandarin lián; Cantonese lin4 and len3; Gan lien4; Hokkien liân, nâi, nûi, lân; Sino-Korean 련 ryeon and 연 yeon; Sino-Vietnamese liên), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *len.
Notes
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蓮 藕 |
| Kana | りん |
| Romanization | rin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɾiŋ̍] |
意味：はす・はちす【蓮・藕】
Categories:
蓮
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 16). りん【蓮・藕】 : rin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5654/rin/.