いしずえ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
礎

From 石(いし) (ishi, “stone”) + 据(す)え (sue, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru, “to place, set (an object)”)). The sue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

いしずえ • (ishizue) ←いしずゑ (isizwe)?

  1. foundation stone
  2. (figurative) foundation (of a field of study, etc.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

いしずえ • (Ishizue) 

  1. 石杖, 石末: a surname

References

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