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Japanese
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.[1]
A surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb).
Pronunciation
Noun
あくた • (akuta) ←あくた (akuta)?
- something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross
- (by extension) something worthless
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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(This term, あくた (akuta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あくた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あくた.)
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References
- ^ “芥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN