ななくさがゆ

ななくさがゆ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
七草粥

Etymology

From 七草(ななくさ) (nanakusa) + 粥(かゆ) (kayu). The kayu changes to gayu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ななくさ​がゆ [nànákúsáꜜgàyù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠kɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡa̠jɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ななくさがゆ • (nanakusagayu) ^{←ななくさがゆ (nanakusagayu)?}

1. congee traditionally served on January 7th (七草の節句), made from 7 herbs (七草)

References

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