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Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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膏藥 (kyūjitai)
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Sino-Japanese compound; from 膏 (kō, “oil; especially one used for medicine”) + 薬 (yaku, “medicine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
膏薬 • (kōyaku) ←かうやく (kauyaku)?
- plaster; ointment; salve
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
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膏藥 (kyūjitai) 脂薬
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Compound of 油 (abura, “oil”) + 薬 (kusuri, “medicine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
膏薬 • (aburagusuri)
- (dated) synonym of 膏薬 (kōyaku)
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
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膏藥 (kyūjitai)
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Unorthodox reading of the character 膏, of unknown origin.
Noun
膏薬 • (tōyaku)
- (obsolete) synonym of 膏薬 (kōyaku)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “こう‐やく[カウ‥] 【膏薬】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “あぶら‐ぐすり 【膏薬・脂薬】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here