すそ

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
裾

Etymology

⟨suso1⟩ → /suso/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spelling of 須蘇 ⟨suso1⟩. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *suso. Cognate with Okinawan 裾 (susu).

Ultimate derivation unclear.

Pronunciation

Noun

すそ • (suso) ←すそ (suso)?

  1. the bottom edge of a piece of clothing
  2. more specifically, the hem of a piece of clothing
  3. (historical) an additional piece of fabric added along the bottom edge of formal robes
  4. foothill, the edge of a mountain
  5. the downstream area of a river
  6. the bottom edge or end of something, such as one's hair or a bounded region on a go board
  7. the lower legs and feet of a person's body

References

  1. ^ “裾”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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