やぎ
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Japanese
Etymology 1
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From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.[1]
Ultimate derivation unclear. Theories include:
- Shorter form of やなぎ (yanagi, “willow”), omitting the medial な (na).[1][2]
- From Middle Chinese 楊 (MC yang) + 木 (ki, “tree”).[1]
- From Middle Chinese 楊 (MC yang) + い (i, possible epenthesis; see also development of 銭 (zeni) from older sen), with resultant /jiaŋi/ realizing in Japanese phonology as yagi.[1][2]
Generally only found in compounds.
Pronunciation
- Pitch accent depends on the compound word
Noun
Further reading
- Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
Etymology 2
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| (This term, やぎ (yagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as やぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やぎ.) |
Etymology 3
The reading of various names.
Pronunciation
Definitions
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| (This term, やぎ (yagi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as やぎ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やぎ.) |
(The following entries are uncreated: 矢木, 八記, 八樹, 矢儀, 八代, 野寄, 矢樹, 屋木, 柳吉, 矢城, 八鬼, 谷木, 八城, 矢来, 箭木.)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “柳”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “2002043185c5Zk53lv91
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
