Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あし
Grade: 1
はや > ばや
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of (ashi, foot) +‎ (haya, fast). The haya changes to baya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(あし)(ばや) (ashibaya-na (adnominal (あし)(ばや) (ashibaya na), adverbial (あし)(ばや) (ashibaya ni))

  1. brisk, swift-footed, fast-paced

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(あし)(ばや) (ashibaya

  1. briskness, swift-footedness, fast-pacedness

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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