できだか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
出来高

Etymology

From 出来(でき) (deki) + 高(たか) (taka). The taka changes to daka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) できだか [dèkíꜜdàkà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) できだか [dèkídáká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [de̞kʲida̠ka̠]

Noun

できだか • (dekidaka) ^{←できだか (dekidaka)?}

1. output; production; yield

   米(こめ)の出(で)来(き)高(だか)

   kome no dekidaka

   rice yield

   出(で)来(き)高(だか)で支(し)払(はら)う

   dekidaka de shiharau

   to pay someone based on output