aloe (plant of the genus Aloe) · aloe (strong, bitter drink made from the juice of aloe, used as a purgative) · century plant, American aloe (Agave americana)
çekim: çoğul aloék
köken: Borrowed from Latin aloē (“aloe”), from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloe”), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים (ʾăhālîm), ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil).
/roe/ → /rokwai/ → /rokai/ Originally borrowed from Latin aloe. During the Edo period, this plant was known in Japan as roe, an abbreviation of the Latin-derived genus name Aloe. The kanji spelling is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), based on the borrowed reading of e for 薈 (which has official on'yomi of wai and kai, historical kwai), based on the goon reading of e for the separate character 會, the lower…