淡海
Chinese edit
insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
ocean; sea | ||
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trad. (淡海) | 淡 | 海 | |
simp. #(淡海) | 淡 | 海 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
淡海
- (~新市鎮) Danhai New Town (a town in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan)
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Kanji in this term | |
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淡 | 海 |
あわ Grade: S |
うみ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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淡海 (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | |
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淡 | 海 |
あわ > お Grade: S |
うみ Grade: 2 |
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淡海 (kyūjitai) |
⟨apa umi1⟩ → /apaumi/ → /aɸaumi/ → /awaumi/
Derived from 淡 (awa), stem of 淡い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海 (umi, “sea”).
An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature:
- ⟨apa umi1⟩ → ⟨apumi1⟩ → /apumi/ → /aɸumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
淡海 or 淡海 • (awaumi or ōmi) ←あはうみ (afaumi) or あふみ (afumi)?
Derived terms edit
- 近江 (Ōmi)
- 近淡海, 近つ淡海 (Chika-tsu-ōmi)
- 遠淡海, 遠つ淡海 (Tō-tsu-ōmi)
Proper noun edit
- Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province
- Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)
- a surname