つかいばしり

つかいばしり

Japanese

Alternative spelling	使い走り

Alternative forms

• つかいはしり (tsukaihashiri): 使(つか)い走(はし)り
• つかいっぱしり (tsukaippashiri): 使(つか)いっ走(ぱし)り, 使(つか)いっぱしり
  • (short, slang) パシリ, ぱしり (pashiri)

Etymology

From 使(つか)い (tsukai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau, “to use”).”) + 走(はし)り (hashiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 走(はし)る (hashiru, “to run”).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つかいば​しり [tsùkáíbáꜜshìrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• (Tokyo) つかいばしり [tsùkáíbáshírí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝka̠iba̠ɕiɾʲi]

Noun

つかいばしり • (tsukaibashiri) 

1. gofer

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN