えびすめ

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Japanese

Etymology

The initial e- is cognate with the e- in 蝦夷 (Ezo) referring to northeastern Japan, while the final -me is found in various seaweed-related terms such as 若布 (wakame). Essentially equivalent to "Ezo-region seaweed".[1]

First cited to the 本草和名 (Honzō Wamyō, Medicinal Plant Japanese Names) of 918.[1]

Noun

えびすめ (ebisume

  1. (archaic) old name for 昆布 (kombu)
    Synonyms: (modern term) 昆布 (konbu), (also archaic) 広布 (hirome)
    • c. 918, 深根輔仁 [Fukane Sukehito], 本草和名 [Japanese Names of Herbs, Honzō Wamyō]:
      昆布 乾苔性熱 柔苔性冷 昆布 一名綸布 出兼名苑 和名比呂女 一名衣比須女[2]
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 えびすめ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Fukane no Sukehito (c. 901–923) Maruyama Yumiko, Wu Qian, editors, Honzō Wamyō: Eiin, Honkoku to Kenkyū) (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin, published 2021, →ISBN.

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