あくた

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spelling
芥

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.^[1]

A surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) あくた [áꜜkùtà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
(Tokyo) あくた [àkútá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝta̠]

Noun edit

あくた • (akuta) ^{←あくた (akuta)^?}

[from 759] something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross
(by extension) something worthless

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of あくた – see the following entry.

【芥田】	[proper noun] a surname

(This term, あくた, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あくた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あくた.)

References edit

^ “芥”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “芥”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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