もみがら

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
籾殻

Etymology

From (もみ) (momi) + (から) (kara). The kara changes to gara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

もみがら (momigaraもみがら (momigara)?

  1. chaff (inedible parts of grain plant)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN