均す

From Old Japanese.

• (Tokyo) ならす (Nakadaka – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

均(なら)す • (narasu) godan (stem 均(なら)し (narashi), past 均(なら)した (narashita))

1. to flatten, level (the ground, etc.)
   • c. 1177-1188, Iroha Jiruishō (volume 5, Na 20 reverse)^[2]

     鏟　ナラス 平大石也

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   • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 315:
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     Giuo narasu. （地を均す）土地を平らにする。

2. to average, make things equal

• 平す

Root nar- relates to “flat, flatness”.

均す (narasu) (kana ならす)

1. to flatten, level (the ground, etc.)
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3546:
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     安乎楊木能波良路可波刀爾奈乎麻都等西美度波久末受多知度奈良須母

     awoyagi₂ no₂ pararo₁ kapato₁ ni na wo matu to₂ semi₁do₁ pa kumazu tatido₁ narasu mo

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   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4491:
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     於保吉宇美能美奈曾己布可久於毛比都都毛婢伎奈良之思須我波良能佐刀

     opoki₁umi₁ no₂ mi₁naso₂ko₂ pukaku omopi₁tutu mobi₁ki₁ narasisi sugapara no₂ sato₁

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• 立ち均す (tatinarasu)
• 踏み均す (pumi₁narasu)

• Japanese: 均す, 平す (narasu)