Chinese

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rock; stone; 10 pecks grey; ash
trad. (石灰)
simp. #(石灰)
 
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Noun

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石灰

  1. (mineralogy) lime

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 石灰 (dzyek xwoj, literally stone + ash).

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Noun

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(せっ)(かい) (sekkai

  1. (chemistry) lime
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
はい > ばい
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Compound of (ishi, stone) +‎ (hai, ash). The hai changes to bai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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(いし)(ばい) (ishibai

  1. (chemistry) lime
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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石灰 (seokhoe) (hangeul 석회)

  1. hanja form? of 석회 (lime)
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