玉たま菜な

noun

cabbage

Rare native Japanese word for cabbage; almost always replaced by キャベツ in modern usage. May appear in historical or literary contexts.

See also: キャベツ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「玉たま菜な」がキャベツを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 玉菜 can refer to cabbage.