天草
Chinese
editday; sky; heaven | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
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trad. (天草) | 天 | 草 | |
simp. #(天草) | 天 | 草 |
Etymology
editOrthographic borrowing from Japanese 天草 (Amakusa).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tiancǎo
- Wade–Giles: Tʻien1-tsʻao3
- Yale: Tyān-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tiantsao
- Palladius: Тяньцао (Tjanʹcao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
edit天草
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | |
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天 | 草 |
あま Grade: 1 |
くさ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Compound of 天 (ama, “heavens”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”).
The surname likely comes from the place name, the derivation of which is uncertain. Theories include:
- Named for the 海人 (ama, “sea people”) 草 (kusa, “tribe”) that lived in the archipelago in the region, as reported in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE)
- Named for the 甘草 (kanzō, “licorice”, literally “sweet grass”, alternative reading amakusa) harvested in the area
- Shift from 馬草 (makusa, umakusa, literally “horse grass”) from grazing areas in the region
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEtymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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天 | 草 |
てん Grade: 1 |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
jūbakoyomi |
Compound of 天 (ten, “heavens”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Uses the on'yomi of ten for the 天 character.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as テングサ.
See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Etymology at Nihonjiten (in Japanese)
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