朧月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朧	月
おぼろ Hyōgaiji	つき > づき Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From 朧 (oboro, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おぼろ​づき [òbóróꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbórózúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞bo̞ɾo̞zɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

朧(おぼろ)月(づき) • (oborozuki) 

1. the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

Derived terms

• 朧(おぼろ)月(づき)夜(よ) (oborozukiyo, “hazy-mooned night”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朧	月
ろう Hyōgaiji	げつ Grade: 1
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 朧月 (MC luwng ngjwot).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろ​ーげつ [róꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

朧(ろう)月(げつ) • (rōgetsu) 

1. the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
朧	月
うぶる Hyōgaiji	ちち > ぢち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From 朧 (uburu, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri) う​ぶるずぃち [úꜜbùrùzìchì] (Kakō – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ubuɾuzʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

朧月(うぶるずぃち) (uburuzichi) 

1. the moon on a hazy night

Derived terms

• 朧(うぶる)月(じち)夜(ゅー) (uburujichū, “hazy-mooned night”)