八重歯
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 八 | 重 | 歯 |
| や Grade: 1 |
え Grade: 3 |
は > ば Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 八重齒 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 八 (ya, “eight”) + 重 (-e, “-fold”) + 歯 (ha, “tooth”). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) やえば [yáꜜèbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) やえば [yàébá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [ja̠e̞ba̠]
Noun edit
- double tooth, protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine, snaggletooth
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN