みそっかす

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
味噌っ滓
味噌滓

Etymology

Shift from older 味噌滓 (miso kasu, “miso dregs”).[1][2] Gemination is a common development in Japanese terms to indicate emphasis.

The geminated form misokkasu is first attested in the early 1900s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

みそっかす • (misokkasu) 

  1. miso dregs
  2. (by extension) a child who is left out of activities due to being viewed as weak or not good enough

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “味噌滓”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “味噌っ滓”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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
  5. ^ 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
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