くるぶし

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
踝

Etymology

Likely a compound of くる (kuru, root for turning, as in くるくる (kurukuru, “spinning around”), 繰る (kuru, “to spin a thread”), 枢 (kuru, “hinge”), 転めく (kurumeku, “to spin round”), possibly 車 (kuruma, “vehicle”)) +‎ 節 (fushi, “joint, section”). The fushi changes to bushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

くるぶし • (kurubushi) 

  1. 踝: an ankle
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki:
      Original text:[3]
      Curubuxi, l, axino curubuxi. Artelhos dos pés. No Cami ſe diz Tçncubuxi
      Kurubushi. Also ashino kurubushi. The ankle of the foot. Kyoto calls this tsukubushi.
      Translated text:[4]
      Curubuxi. l, axino curubuxi クルブシまたは,アシノクルブシ (踝.または,足の踝) 足の踝. 上(Cami)ではtçncubuxi (つくぶし)と言う.
      Kurubushi. Also ashino kurubushi. The ankle of the foot. Kyoto calls this tsukubushi.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “くる‐ぶし 【踝】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Ishizuka, Harumichi (1976 ) 日葡辞書: パリ本 [Nippo Jisho: Paris edition / Vocabulary of the Language of Japan]‎ (overall work in Japanese and Portuguese), Tōkyō: Bensei Publishing, page 67
  4. ^ Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN, page 171.
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