bonsai

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒnsaɪ/ ==== Noun ==== bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais) (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner. ==== Verb ==== bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied) (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Interjection ==== bonsai Misspelling of banzai. === Anagrams === Bosnia, basion, sabino == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽. === Noun === bonsai (countable) bonsai tree (uncountable) art of bonsai ==== Synonyms ==== (tree): bonsaitræ == Finnish == === Etymology === From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbonsɑi̯/, [ˈbo̞ns̠ɑ̝i̯] Rhymes: -onsɑi Syllabification(key): bon‧sai Hyphenation(key): bon‧sai === Noun === bonsai bonsai ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bonsai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Japanese 盆栽(ぼんさい) (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɔnsai̯] Hyphenation: bon‧sai === Noun === bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai-bonsai) bonsai: a tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning the art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner ==== Alternative forms ==== bongsai ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bonsai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === bonsai Rōmaji transcription of ぼんさい == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bonsai. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔnˈzaj/ Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: bon‧sai === Noun === bonsai n (indeclinable) bonsai (tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning) bonsai (art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner) === Further reading === bonsai in Polish dictionaries at PWN bonsai in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bon‧sai === Noun === bonsai m (plural bonsais) bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant) (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants) === Further reading === “bonsai”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bonsai”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbonsai/ [ˈbõn.sai̯] Rhymes: -onsai Syllabification: bon‧sai === Noun === bonsai m (plural bonsais) bonsai