The word 椰子 (yēzi), meaning "coconut", is a disyllabic compound noun formed through a common Chinese morphological process where the core morpheme 椰 (yē), which denotes the coconut palm or its fruit, is combined with the suffix 子 (zi). The character 子 here functions as a nominalizer, a frequently used grammatical particle that transforms a root into a concrete, everyday noun, often implying a small or tangible object. Thus, 椰子 structurally follows the pattern of "root + nominal suffix", creating a specific, natural object name where 椰 provides the core meaning and 子 completes it as a standard, colloquial term for the fruit.