飛竜頭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	りゅう Grade: S	ず Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”),^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] with the shift from /o/ to /u/ likely influenced by the common ryū reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling.

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryū, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be rare in the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひりゅうず [hìryúꜜùzù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiɾʲɨːzɨ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(りゅう)頭(ず) • (hiryūzu) ^{←ひりゆうづ (firyuudu)^?}

(Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
(Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	りょう Grade: S	ず Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The zu in the Japanese may represent a shift from /s/ to /z/ influenced by the common zu reading of the 頭 character used in the spelling, or it may represent an original pronunciation of /z/ in the borrowing; see Portuguese_phonology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading appears to be more common in the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひりょーず [hìryóꜜòzù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiɾʲo̞ːzɨ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(りょう)頭(ず) • (hiryōzu) ^{←ひりようづ (firyoudu)^?}

(Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
(Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	ろう Grade: S	ず > す Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The rō reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling is 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “irregular but customary reading”).

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be exclusive to the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひろーす [hìróꜜòsù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ːsɨ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(ろう)頭(す) • (hirōsu)

(Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 “ひりょうず”, in 世界大百科事典第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SDHJ-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 “ひりょうず”, in 世界大百科事典第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998

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