いそ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
磯

Etymology 1

Likely related to Japanese 石 (ishi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いそ [ìsó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iso̞]

Noun

いそ • (iso) 

1. seashore

Derived terms

• 離(はな)れ磯(そ) (hanareso)
• 磯巾着(イソギンチャク) (isoginchaku)
• 磯撫(いそな)で (isonade)
• 磯(いそ)の鮑(あわび)の片思(かたおも)い (iso no awabi no kataomoi)

Descendants

• (from Early Middle Japanese) → Proto-Ryukyuan: *iso
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho /⁠ʔìɕôˑ⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 磯端 (ishubata /⁠ʔìɕùbàtà⁠/) (< *iso-bata)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 磯 (isu)
    • Yaeyama: 磯 (ishu /⁠ʔíɕú⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 磯 (isu)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of いそ – see the following entry.

【五十】 [numeral] fifty, 50 [noun] (by extension) a large quantity [proper noun] a surname

(This term, いそ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いそ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いそ.)