うす

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings
臼碓

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.^[1] From Proto-Japonic *osu. Compare Yamagata Japanese おす (osu).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) うす [úꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun edit

うす • (usu) ^{←うす (usu)^?}

臼, 碓: mortar

Coordinate terms edit

杵(きね) (kine, “pestle”)

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spelling
薄

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Prefix edit

うす • (usu-) ^{←うす (usu)^?}

薄: light (in degree)

Related terms edit

薄(うす)い (usui)

References edit

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

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