哨吶

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
哨	吶
さ Jinmeiyō	とつ Hyōgaiji
irregular	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
嗩吶

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 嗩吶 (MC nrjwet). It is unclear if the use of the 哨 character is from a variant spelling in Chinese, or from a spelling shift after borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さとつ [sàtótsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠to̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

哨(さ)吶(とつ) • (satotsu) 

1. (music) a suona: a double-reeded wooden horn

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
哨	吶
さ Jinmeiyō	ない Hyōgaiji
irregular

Alternative spelling
嗩吶

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 嗩吶 (MC nrjwet). It is unclear if the use of the 哨 character is from a variant spelling in Chinese, or from a spelling shift after borrowing. The use of the nai reading for the second character may reflect the reading of component character 内 (nai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さない [sànáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠na̠i]

Noun

哨(さ)吶(ない) • (sanai) 

1. (music) a suona: a double-reeded wooden horn

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
哨	吶
チャルメラ
Jinmeiyō	Hyōgaiji
irregular

Alternative spelling
嗩吶

Borrowed from Portuguese charamela.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) チャルメラ [chàrúmérá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝme̞ɾa̠]

Noun

哨吶(チャルメラ) • (charumera) 

1. (rare, historical) alternative form of チャルメラ