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Japanese
Etymology 1
Probably from Middle Chinese 木履 (MC muwk lijX, literally “wooden + shoe”). Appears from the late 1500s, and is found in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.
Pronunciation
Noun
木履 • (bokuri)
- a platform geta worn by girls and young women with a straight vertical heel,an angled toe. The sole is hollow and may contain a bell, and the sides may be lacquered black or red.
- Synonyms: こっぽり (koppori), おこぼ (okobo)
- (more generally) a wooden clog
- Synonym: サボ (sabo)
Etymology 2
/bokuri/ → /pokːuri/
Shift in reading from bokuri, possibly influenced by the onomatopoeia ぽっくり (pokkuri, imitative of the sound of a horse walking slowly). Appears from the late 1800s.
Also less commonly encountered with initial voicing, as bokkuri.
Pronunciation
Noun
木履 or 木履 • (pokkuri or bokkuri)
- a platform geta worn by girls and young women with a straight vertical heel,an angled toe. The sole is hollow and may contain a bell, and the sides may be lacquered black or red.
- Synonyms: こっぽり (koppori), おこぼ (okobo)
Etymology 3
Alternative spellings
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木靴 木沓
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Compound of 木 (ki, “tree; wood”) + 履 (kutsu, “shoe”, also spelled 靴, 沓, 鞋). The kutsu changes to gutsu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Appears from the late 800s.
Pronunciation
Noun
木履 • (kigutsu)
- a wooden clog
- Synonym: サボ (sabo)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Ishizuka, Harumichi (1976 ) 日葡辞書: パリ本 (overall work in Japanese and Portuguese), Tōkyō: Bensei Publishing, text here
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN