ひみかし
Japanese
editEtymology
editThe only known citation is the second volume of the Tōdai Jiyōroku (東大寺要録) of 1134, with the phonetic spelling 比美加之.[1]
Shift from Early Middle Japanese 東 (fimugasi, “east”).[1]
Noun
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ひみかし 【東】”, 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.)
The concise edition does not have this entry.
