棒振
Japanese
editEtymology 1
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棒 | 振 |
ぼう Grade: 6 |
ふ(ら) Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Shift from bōfuri (see below).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
edit棒振 or 棒振 • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
- Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Etymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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棒 | 振 |
ぼう Grade: 6 |
ふ(り) Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
edit棒振 • (bōfuri) ←ばうふり (baufuri)?
See also
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- Japanese terms spelled with 棒 read as ぼう
- Japanese terms spelled with 振 read as ふ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
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- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Dipterans
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