箒星
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 箒 | 星 |
| ほうき Hyōgai |
ほし > ぼし Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 箒 (hōki, “broom”, in reference to the sweeping tail) + 星 (hoshi, “star”). The hoshi changes to boshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
箒星 • (hōkiboshi) ←はうきぼし (faukibosi)?
Synonyms
- 彗星 (suisei)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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
Okinawan
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 箒 | 星 |
| ほーち Hyōgai |
ふし > ぶし Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 箒 (hōchi, “broom”) + 星 (fushi, “star”). Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as はうちぶし.[1]
Noun
箒星 (hōchibushi) ←はうちぶし (fautibusi)?
References
- ^ Nakamoto, Masayo (中本政世) (1896) 沖縄語典 [Documentation of the Language of Okinawa], Hikone (彦根市): Eishōdō (永昌堂), , page 79
Further reading
- “ホーチブシ” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
- “ホーチブシ（ほーちぶし）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
- “ホーチブシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).