いしずえ
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
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From 石 (ishi, “stone”) + 据え (sue, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据える (sueru, “to place, set (an object)”)). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
いしずえ • (ishizue) ←いしずゑ (isizwe)?
- foundation stone
- (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)