グミ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
胡頽子 茱萸

グミ (gumi): the fruit of a plant in genus Elaeagnus.

First attested in 898.

Probably realized in older times as kumi with an unvoiced initial.

This appears in some dialects as guimi, suggesting a possible shift from that as an older form, which could be a derivation from ぐい (“poke”, in reference to the many thorns of the plant) + 実 (mi, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) グミ [gúꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

グミ • (gumi) 

1. silverberry, oleaster: plants in the genus Elaeagnus, or the fruit thereof

See also

• Entry in Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)

Etymology 2

グミ (gumi): a bunch of gummi bear candies.

Borrowed from German Gummi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

グミ • (gumi) 

1. gummi, gummy (candy)