Translations:Illicium verum/3/en

Etymology and nomenclature

Star anise

八角

Literal meaning

"eight-horns"

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	bājiǎo
IPA	[pá.tɕjàʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	baat-gok
IPA	[pat̚˧ kɔk̚˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	peh-kak

Illicium comes from the Latin illicio meaning "entice" or "seduce".

Retrieved from "https://wiki.tiffa.net/w/index.php?title=Translations:Illicium_verum/3/en&oldid=154344"