早稲

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
早 稲
わせ
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai)
早生

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshu of circa 759 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *wasai.

Standalone form of wasa- below.

Pronunciation

Noun

早稲(わせ) • (wase) 

  1. rice maturing early
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Okinoerabu: 早稲 (washe)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
早 稲
わさ
Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
早稻 (kyūjitai)
早

Combining form of etymology 1.

Pronunciation

Prefix

早稲(わさ) • (wasa-) 

  1. maturing early (of crops)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “早稲・早生”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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

Okinoerabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 早稲 (wase).

Pronunciation

  • (Wadomari) IPA(key): (tone class A)
  • (China) IPA(key): (tone class C)

Noun

早稲(わしぇ) (washe) 

  1. rice ripening early

References

  • Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男) (1986) 奄美方言基礎語彙の研究 [A Study of Basic Vocabulary of Amami Dialects], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), pages 81-82
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