English
aburagiri
Aburagiri comes from Japanese 油桐 ‘tung tree, Vernicia cordata’.
- Japanesemodern油桐アブラギリ, aburagiri‘tung tree, Vernicia cordata’
- Englishtodayaburagiri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern油桐アブラギリ, aburagiri‘tung tree, Vernicia cordata’
- Englishtodayaburagiri
Every English word from Japanese 油桐
Today it means
noun A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 油桐 / aburagiri