かがし

See also: かかし

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
案山子 鹿驚

Thought to be from 嗅がし (kagashi, “smelling, sniffing”), itself from 嗅が (kaga, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of verb 嗅ぐ (kagu), “to smell, sniff”) +‎ し (-shi, adjectival suffix).

Noun

かがし • (kagashi) 

1. a foul scent placed in rice paddies to keep animals away

   Synonym: おどし (odoshi)

2. (by extension) a scarecrow

   Synonyms: かかし (kagashi), かがせ (kagase), そおず (sōzu)

Derived terms

• かかし (kakashi)
• かがせ (kagase)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
彼某

Shift from かれがし (karegashi). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronoun

かがし • (kagashi) 

1. a certain someone, so-and-so