Chinese edit

armpit
 
sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (腋臭)
simp. #(腋臭)
 
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Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

腋臭

  1. armpit odour
  2. body odour

Synonyms edit

  • (body odour):

Japanese edit

 腋臭 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
わき
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spellings
腋臭 (kyūjitai)
狐臭
胡臭

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “ga whence?”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(わき)() (wakiga

  1. body odour
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
えき
Hyōgaiji
しゅう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
腋臭 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 腋臭 (MC yek tsyhuwH).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(えき)(しゅう) (ekishūえきしう (ekisiu)?

  1. body odour

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

腋臭 (aekchwi) (hangeul 액취)

  1. Hanja form? of 액취.