海松
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | |
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海 | 松 |
みる | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
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海松 (kyūjitai) 水松 |
⟨mi1ru⟩ → */mʲiru/ → /miru/
From Old Japanese, appearing in the Man'yōshū poetry anthology of roughly 759 CE.[1] Further derivation unknown.
Cognate with Okinawan びーる (bīru), Northern Amami Ōshima びる (biru), Yaeyama べぃーれぃ (bïïrï).
The kanji spelling literally means “sea pine”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [circa 759] the green sea or dead man's fingers, Codium fragile
- Short for 海松色 (miruiro): a dark yellowish-green color
Usage notes
edit- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミル.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Etymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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海 | 松 |
うみ Grade: 2 |
まつ Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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海松 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 海 (umi, “sea”) + 松 (matsu, “pine”).[1][2]
First cited to roughly 935 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [circa 1014] a pine tree on the seashore
- [1709] Synonym of 海唐松 (umi karamatsu): a coral of the family Antipathidae
- [circa 935] (colloquial) the green sea or dead man's fingers, Codium fragile
References
editOld Japanese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Japonic *meru. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
edit海松 (mi1ru) (kana みる)
- the green sea or dead man's fingers, Codium fragile
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- ...錦毛奈伎布可多衣乃美留乃其等和和氣佐我禮流可可布能尾肩爾打懸...
- ...wata mo naki1 nuno2 katagi1nu no2 mi1ru no2 go2to2 wawake2-sagareru kakapu no2mi2 kata ni utikake2...
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Japanese: 海松 (miru)
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