麒麟菊
/kʲiɾʲĩŋʲɡʲikɯ̟/
JAPONCA → TR
Tanım
•dense blazing star, Liatris spicata · a cultivar of 油菊 (aburagiku, “Chrysanthemum indicum”)
Etimoloji
Literally, “qilin chrysanthemum”, 麒麟(きりん) (kirin, “qilin, giraffe”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).