小夜

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 夜
さ
Grade: 1 		よ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese. Compound of さ (sa-, prefix meaning "early" or "small", or meaningless) + 夜(よ) (yo, “night”)[1]

The use of 小 in the spelling is an example of ateji (当て字). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

小(さ)夜(よ) • (sayo) 

  1. dark, night, nighttime
    Synonym: 夜 (yoru)
Derived terms

Proper noun

小(さ)夜(よ) • (Sayo) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 夜
こ
Grade: 1 		よる
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From 小(こ) (ko, “small”) + 夜(よる) (yoru, “night”).

Pronunciation

Noun

小(こ)夜(よる) • (koyoru) 

  1. small nightwear
    Synonym: 小夜着 (koyogi)

Etymology 3

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

小夜(さや) • (Saya) 

  1. a female given name
See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsuo Basho, David Landis Barnhill (2005) Basho's Journey: The Literary Prose of Matsuo Basho, illustrated edition, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 148
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