Old Japanese edit

Etymology edit

From 深海松 (pukami1ru, Codium fragile, seaweed grown deep on the seafloor).

Phrase edit

深海松 (pukami1ru no2) (kana ふかみるの)

  1. allusion to 深む (pukamu, to deepen, intensify)
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 2, poem 135:
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      ...玉藻成靡寐之兒乎深海松乃深目手思騰...
      ...tamamo nasu nabi1ki1nesi ko1 wo pukami1ru no2 pukame2te omope2do2...
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  2. allusion to 見る (mi1ru, to look, see)
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 6, poem 946:
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      ...深見流乃見巻欲跡莫告藻之己名惜三...
      ...pukami1ru no2 mi1maku posike1do2 nano2riso2 no2 ono2ga na wosimi1...
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