氷菓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氷	菓
ひょう Grade: 3	か Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

/hjoː kʷa/ → /hjoːka/

Likely derived from Middle Chinese elements 氷 (hyō, “ice”) + 菓 (ka, “candy”).

May also be a shortening of 氷菓子 (kōri-gashi), by reinterpretation of the kun reading of 氷 (kōri) to on-reading hyō.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひょーか [hyóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ço̞ːka̠]

Noun

氷(ひょう)菓(か) • (hyōka) ^{←ひようくわ (fyoukwa)?}

1. an iced or frozen dessert, usually added or mixed with other ingredients

   Synonym: 氷菓子 (kōri-gashi)

Related terms

• アイスキャンデー (aisu kyandē, “ice candy”)
• アイスクリーム (aisu kurīmu, “ice cream”)
• シャーベット (shābetto, “sherbet”)
• 冷(れい)菓(か) (reika, “frozen dessert”)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
氷	菓

Noun

氷菓 • (binggwa) (hangeul 빙과)

1. hanja form^? of 빙과 (“frozen dessert”)