ふつ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ふつ – see the following entry.
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Short for フランス (Furansu): France
(This term, ふつ (futsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ふつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふつ.)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *putu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ふつ • (futsu) 

  1. (dialect, Kagawa, Yamaguchi, Kyūshū) mugwort
    Synonym: 蓬 (yomogi, standard)
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki:
      [2]
      Futçu. フツ (ふつ) 灸をすえるのに用いる草. 下(X.)の語. ¶ Futçumochi (ふつ餅) この草を入れて作った米の餅. 上(Cami)では, Yomogui (蓬)と言う。
      Futsu. A type of grass used for combustion. Kyūshū language. ¶ Futsumochi. A rice cake made with this type of grass. The word used in the capital language is called yomogi.

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), pages 5370-5372
  2. ^ Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.

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