せり

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
芹
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Pronunciation

Noun

せり or セリ • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Hypernyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
競り
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Pronunciation

Noun

せり • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. auction
Synonyms
See also
  • 競(せ)る (seru, “to bid in an auction; to sell”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
迫
迫り
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Nominalization of the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 迫(せ)る (seru).[2] Attested in kabuki materials from the 18th century.[3] Compare せり出(だ)す (seridasu, “to push out”).

Pronunciation

Noun

せり • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ “迫り”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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