つゆ

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings
汁露液

First cited to a text from 1809-1813.^[1]

Unknown. Japanese references do not give any etymology.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

One could speculate a connection to 露 (tsuyu, “dew”), as a liquid of a soup could look like dew. The pitch accent values match, giving support to the etymology. However, this is not backed up by any sources.

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) つゆ [tsúꜜyù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[3]^[6]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝjɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

つゆ • (tsuyu)

broth, soup
Synonyms: 汁 (shiru), スープ (sūpu), だし (dashi)

ざるそばとつゆ: soba noodles with tsuyu

sauce, dipping sauce
Synonyms: 付け汁 (kakejiru), めんつゆ (mentsuyu)
juice; sap
つゆの多(おお)い煮(に)物(もの)
tsuyu no ōi nimono
a juicy stew

Etymology 2 edit

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

【露】S

[noun] dew, dewdrop

[noun] (by extension) a drop or drops of something

[noun] transience

[noun] (historical) the threads of the sleeve ends of 狩衣 (kariginu), 水干 (suikan), etc.

[noun] tears

[noun] a gratuity, tip

[noun] (historical, colloquial) Synonym of 豆板銀 (mameitagin) a lump of silver used as currency in the Edo period

[adverb] not one bit

[adverb] a few, a little

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

Etymology 3 edit

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

【梅雨】	[noun] the East Asian rainy season (from early June to early/mid-July) Alternative spelling 黴雨

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

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “つゆ【汁・露・液】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “汁”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[KDJ2O-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “つゆ【汁・露・液】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

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

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DDJS-4] “汁”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[K-5] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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