梅花の油

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ばい
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
あぶら
Grade: 3
on'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
梅花の油 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Composed of 梅花(ばいか) (baika, plum blossom) + (no, genitive marker) + (あぶら) (abura, oil). Attested from the 17th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ba̠ika̠no̞a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

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(ばい)()(あぶら) (baikanoabura

  1. hair tonic with a plum blossom scent, made from sesame oil with camphor, musk, clove or other aromatics

References

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  1. ^ 梅花の油”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006