わかめ

わかめ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
若布 和布 稚海藻 裙蔕菜

Thought to derive from 若 (waka, “young, youth”) +‎ 海布 (me, “edible seaweed”).[1][2] Attested in the Man'yōshū of 759 as 和可米(わかめ) (wakame).[1][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わ​かめ [wáꜜkàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][4][5]
• (Tokyo) わか​め [wàkáꜜmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][4][5]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠me̞]

Noun

わかめ or ワカメ • (wakame) 

1. [from 759] a type of edible seaweed: Undaria pinnatifida, wakame

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
若芽

From 若(わか) (waka-) + 芽(め) (me).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わか​め [wàkáꜜmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[4]
• (Tokyo) わかめ [wàkámé] (Heiban – [0])[4]
• (Tokyo) わ​かめ [wáꜜkàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠me̞]

Noun

わかめ • (wakame) ^{←わかめ (wakame)?}

1. young sprout

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 759, Man'yōshū, scroll 14, poem 3563. 万葉集/第十四巻 (in Japanese), Wikisource
4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN