めだけ
Japanese edit
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女竹 雌竹 |
Etymology edit
From 女 (me, “female”) + 竹 (take, “bamboo”). The take changes to dake as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
めだけ or メダケ • (medake) ←めだけ (medake)?
- Pleioblastus simonii, a bamboo used in crafts and pre-modern construction.
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Coordinate terms edit
- おだけ (odake, literally “male bamboo”)