おす

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of おす – see the following entry.

【雄】S [noun] a male (plant or animal) Alternative spellings 牡, オス

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

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おす – see the following entry.

【押す】 [verb] to push; to thrust; to shove [verb] to press [verb] to stamp [verb] to focus one's attack [verb] to ignore an injury [verb] to persuade

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞sɨᵝ]

Noun

おす • (osu) 

1. 臼: (dialectal, Yamagata) mortar

See also

• 押忍(おっす) (ossu)

References

• 山形県方言集 [Yamagata Prefecture Dialect Collection]‎^[1], 1933, →DOI, page 57