bonsai

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC buən, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌi^H, “to plant”).

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bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)

1. (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
2. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)

1. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bonsai

1. Misspelling of banzai.

• Bosnia, basion, sabino

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽.

bonsai

1. (countable) bonsai tree
2. (uncountable) art of bonsai

• (tree): bonsaitræ

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC buən, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌi^H, “to plant”).

• IPA^(key): /bon.sai/
• Hyphenation: bon‧sai

bonsai (plural bonsai-bonsai, first-person possessive bonsaiku, second-person possessive bonsaimu, third-person possessive bonsainya)

1. A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
2. The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

bonsai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼんさい

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔn.saj/, /ˈbɔ̃.saj/, //

bonsai n

1. bonsai

Indeclinable.

• bonsai in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.ˈsaj/

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

1. bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
2. (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

1. bonsai