ほしいも

Japanese

Alternative spellings
干し芋 干しいも 干し藷

Etymology

From 干(ほ)し (hoshi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 干(ほ)す (hosu).”) + 芋(いも) (imo).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほしいも [hòshíímó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ほしいも [hòshíꜜìmò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɕiimo̞]

Noun

ほしいも • (hoshiimo) ^{←ほしいも (fosiimo)?}

1. hoshi-imo, dried potato