射干玉
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | ||
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射 | 干 | 玉 |
ぬば | たま Grade: 1 | |
Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 | |
irregular | kun'yomi |
From Old Japanese.
The 射干 part, read yakan in Sino-Japanese, refers to the 檜扇 (hiōgi, “blackberry lily, Iris domestica”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editKanji in this term | ||
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射 | 干 | 玉 |
むば | たま Grade: 1 | |
Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 | |
irregular | kun'yomi |
Appears to be a Heian-period shift of Old Japanese 射干玉 (nubatama) or classical 烏羽玉 (ubatama).
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- 射干玉の (mubatama no, pillow word)
- 烏羽玉 (ubatama)
References
editOld Japanese
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where did the initial nuba- come from?”)
Noun
edit射干玉 (nubatama) (kana ぬばたま)
- a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
Derived terms
edit- 射干玉の (nubatama no2, pillow word)
Descendants
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