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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
水曜日
- (Classical) Wednesday
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
/suieubi/ > /suijoːbi/.
Compound of 水曜 (suiyō, “Mercury (the planet)”, in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period) + 日 (hi, “day”).
The compound form suffixed with 日 (hi, “day”) appears in common use from the Meiji period with the promulgation of the Gregorian calendar. See also
Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pronunciation
Noun
水曜日 • (suiyōbi) ←すいえうび (suieubi)?
- Wednesday
Synonyms
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
水曜日 • (suyoil) (hangeul 수요일)
- hanja form? of 수요일 (“Wednesday”)