しいね

Japanese

Alternative spelling
瘤

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Attested in Shōsōin documents under the spelling 志比禰 (sipi₁ne).^[1]^[2]

Likely a compound of 癈ひ (shifi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) form of 癈ふ (shifu, “to lose body functions”)) + ね (ne, possibly 根 (ne, “root; place where something grows”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent

(the Heian period) HHL

※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌).
※ References: ^[1]

Noun

しいね • (shīne) ^{←しひね (sifine)^?}

(obsolete) swelling
Synonym: 瘤 (kobu)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “しい‐ね［しひ‥］【瘤】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
^ Omodaka, Hisataka (1967) 時代別国語大辞典上代編 [The dictionary of historical Japanese: Old Japanese] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN, page 364

[KDJ2O-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “しい‐ね［しひ‥］【瘤】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[JDB-2] Omodaka, Hisataka (1967) 時代別国語大辞典上代編 [The dictionary of historical Japanese: Old Japanese] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN, page 364

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