Gambouji - Gambouji

…[Aramata Hiroshi] Dandelions are called Fujina and Tana in the Wamyōshō. In local dialects, they are also called Nigana, Chichigusa, Gambouji, Kumabo, and Mango, and many of these names were given by children. Dandelion was originally a children's word meaning drum, and it is said that the name came from the fact that when both ends of the stem are split into thin strips and soaked in water, they bend outwards to form the shape of a drum. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Gambouji" are listed below.

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…【荒俣 宏】　タンポポは《和名抄》では布知奈（ふじな），太奈（たな）とよばれている。方言ではニガナ，チチグサ，ガンボウジ，クマボ，マンゴなどともいい，子どもの命名によるものが多い。タンポポも元は鼓を意味する小児語で，茎の両端を細く裂いて水につけると外側に反って鼓の形になることからの命名という。…

※「ガンボウジ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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