羅勒

See also: 罗勒

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (羅勒)	羅	勒
simp. (罗勒)	罗	勒
alternative forms	蘿艻／萝艻羅簕／罗簕

Etymology

From an aphaeretic form of Sanskrit करालक (karālaka), कराल (karāla, “a kind of Ocimum”).

Qimin Yaoshu in the sixth century records that this name (羅勒) was tabooed during the time of emperor Shi Le (石勒, 273–333), on account of the identity of the second character with that in his own name, and the name was changed into 蘭香 instead. Such taboo appears to be short-lived, as the name 羅勒 was attested again in the work of Tao Hongjing (456–536).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luólè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lo⁴ lak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luólè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luólè
  - Wade–Giles: lo²-lê⁴
  - Yale: lwó-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luoleh
  - Palladius: лолэ (lolɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lo⁴ lak⁶
  - Yale: lòh lahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lo⁴ lak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lo⁴ leg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔː²¹ lɐk̚²/

Middle Chinese: la lok

Rime
Character	羅	勒
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	德 (131)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	魯何切	盧則切
Baxter	la	lok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/la/	/lək̚/
Li Rong	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Wang Li	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lɑ/	/lək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	luó	lè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lo⁴	lak⁶

Noun

羅勒

basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Synonyms

九層塔／九层塔 (jiǔcéngtǎ)
金不換／金不换 (jīnbùhuàn)
打拋／打抛 (dǎpāo)
(Hakka, Hokkien) 七層塔／七层塔
(Teochew) 魚齋菜／鱼斋菜, 魚腥菜／鱼腥菜

Derived terms

檸檬羅勒 / 柠檬罗勒
泰國羅勒 / 泰国罗勒
甜羅勒 / 甜罗勒
羅勒子 / 罗勒子
肉桂羅勒 / 肉桂罗勒
荷力羅勒 / 荷力罗勒