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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 皮虫 – see 皮蟲 (“Knot beetle”).
(This term is the simplified form of 皮蟲). |
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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 皮蟲 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
kapamushi → kaɸamushi → kawamushi. Literally 皮 (kawa, “skin, fur, hair”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect”).
Noun
皮虫 • (kawamushi) ←かはむし (kafamusi)?
- caterpillar
- Synonym: 毛虫 (kemushi)
References
- Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
- Ōtsuki, Osamu with Gen'e Imai, Sumiaki Morishita, Masao Karashima (1992) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 26: Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari, Torikaebaya Monogatari (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN