いも

Japanese

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Alternative spelling
芋

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese, attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720.^[1] May be a shift from older form うも (umo),^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] ultimately from Proto-Japonic *umo.

Cognate with Okinawan 芋 ('nmu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いも [ìmóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[6]^[7]^[8]
IPA^(key): [imo̞]

Noun

いも • (imo)

[from 720] edible tuber
1. potato
2. sweet potato
3. yam
4. taro

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イモ.

Derived terms

里芋(さといも) (satoimo, “taro (potato)”)
薩摩芋(さつまいも) (Satsuma imo)
焼(や)き芋(いも) (yakiimo)
ジャガイモ (jagaimo, “potato”)
芋虫(いもむし) (imomushi)

References

^ “芋・薯・藷”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ “芋”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “芋”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 2

From 芋虫(いもむし) (imomushi), from a player character's resemblance to a caterpillar once moving while prone.

Noun

いも • (imo)

(video games) camper, a person who stays in one spot in a first-person shooting game

Derived terms

芋(いも)スナイパー (imo sunaipā, “a camper who plays as a sniper”)
芋砂(いもすな) (imosuna)
芋(いも)る (imoru, “to camp”)

[KDJ2-1] “芋・薯・藷”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[KDJ-2] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ2-umo-3] “芋”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-芋-4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DDJS-5] “芋”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-6] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-7] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-8] 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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