わら

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
藁
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Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *wara.

Pronunciation

Noun

わら • (wara) 

  1. 藁: straw
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      藁(わら)で蓆(むしろ)を作(つく)る
      wara de mushiro o tsukuru
      to make a mat from straw

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ainu: ワラ (wara)

References

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