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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 女醫 (kyūjitai)
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Shift in reading from older nyoi. First attested in 1707.
Pronunciation
Noun
女医 • (joi) ←ぢよい (dyoi)?
- a female doctor
- (historical) in the ancient Ritsuryō system, a traditional Japanese midwife
Etymology 2
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| 女醫 (kyūjitai)
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From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 女醫 (MC nrjoX 'i, literally “woman + doctor”). First attested in 718.
Pronunciation
Noun
女医 • (nyoi) ←によい (nyoi)?
- (historical) in the ancient Ritsuryō system, a traditional Japanese midwife
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “女医”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
