射干玉

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
射 干 玉
ぬば たま
Grade: 1
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
irregular kun'yomi
射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama): a branch of the blackberry lily plant with its jet-black fruits
射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama): blackberry lily seeds

From Old Japanese.

The 射干 part, read yakan in Sino-Japanese, refers to the 檜扇 (hiōgi, “blackberry lily, Iris domestica”).

Pronunciation

Noun

射干(ぬば)玉(たま) • (nubatama) 

  1. a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
射 干 玉
むば たま
Grade: 1
Grade: 6 Grade: 6
irregular kun'yomi

Appears to be a Heian-period shift of Old Japanese 射干玉 (nubatama) or classical 烏羽玉 (ubatama).

Noun

射干(むば)玉(たま) • (mubatama) 

  1. (archaic) a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical
Derived terms

References

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

Old Japanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where did the initial nuba- come from?”)

Noun

射干玉 (nubatama) (kana ぬばたま)

  1. a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 射干玉 (nubatama, mubatama), 烏羽玉 (ubatama)
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