Wiktionary

ぬし

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
主

Etymology edit

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *nusi.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ぬし • (nushi) 

  1. 主: master
  2. 主: owner, proprietor
  3. 主: guardian spirit
  4. 主: (archaic) you

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ “主”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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