えに
Japanese edit
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 縁 |
Etymology edit
From 縁 (en, “fate”), with an epenthetic vowel -i added, in turn from Middle Chinese 縁 (MC ywenH).[1]
Attested in The Tale of Genji.[1]
Noun edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “えに 【縁】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)
[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
