Chinese edit

water; river dazzle; glorious
trad. (水曜)
simp. #(水曜)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

水曜

  1. (Classical, archaic) planet Mercury

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (水曜):
  • Japanese: 水曜(すいよう) (suiyō)
  • Korean: 수요(水曜) (suyo)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

/suieu/ > /suiyoː/. Originally it meant Mercury.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(すい)(よう) (suiyōすいえう (suieu)?

  1. (archaic) planet Mercury
  2. Wednesday

Synonyms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Amoghavajra, 文殊師利菩薩及諸仙所說吉凶時日善惡宿曜經, vol. 2, T21, p. 0398b, 759 :
    日曜太陽胡名蜜波斯名曜森勿天竺名阿儞(泥以反)底耶(二合)
    月曜太陰胡名莫波斯名婁禍森勿天竺名蘇上摩
    火曜熒惑胡名雲漢波斯名勢森勿天竺名糞盎聲哦囉迦盎
    水曜辰星胡名咥(丁逸反)波斯名掣森勿天竺名部(引)
    木曜歲星胡名鶻勿波斯名本森勿天竺名勿哩訶娑跛底(丁以反)
    金曜太白胡名那歇波斯名數森勿天竺名戌羯羅
    土曜鎮星胡名枳院波斯名翕森勿天竺名賒乃以室折囉
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

水曜 (suyo) (hangeul 수요)

  1. Hanja form? of 수요 ((archaic) planet Mercury).
  2. Hanja form? of 수요 (Wednesday).