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Chinese
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pine
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clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
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trad. (松明)
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松
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明
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simp. #(松明)
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松
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明
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Pronunciation
Noun
松明
- pine torch
Synonyms
- 明子 (dated)
- 松光 (Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan)
- 松明子 (sōngmíngzǐ)
- 松明油 (Wenzhounese)
- 松明𱬀 (Eastern Min)
- 松迷 (Huizhou)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
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炬 炬火
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/takimat͡su/ → /taĩmat͡su/ → /taimat͡su/
Shift by イ音便 (i onbin, “i sound shift”) from takimatsu, itself from 焚き (taki, “burning”, stem or continuative form of verb 焚く (taku), "to burn") + 松 (matsu, “pine tree”).[1][2][3] Compare the development of 続松 (tsugimatsu → tsuimatsu) of the same meaning.
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 松明 (sōngmíng).
Pronunciation
Noun
松明 • (taimatsu)
- a torch (stick with flame at one end)
- Synonyms: 打ち松 (uchimatsu), 炬火 (kyoka, koka), 炬燭 (kyoshoku), 松火 (shōka), 松炬 (shōkyo), 続松 (tsuimatsu), トーチ (tōchi), 松 (matsu)
Derived terms
Proper noun
松明 • (Taimatsu)
- a placename
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 松明 (MC zjowng mjaeng). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
松明 • (shōmei)
- a torch (stick with flame at one end)
- the flame of an oil lamp
Etymology 3
Proper noun
松明 • (Matsumei)
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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