先割れスプーン

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	割
さき Grade: 1	わ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
先割スプーン (uncommon)

先割れスプーン (sakiware supūn): a variety of different sporks.

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, “tip, end”) +‎ 割れ (ware, “splitting, cleaving”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of intransitive verb 割れる (wareru, “to split, to cleave”)) +‎ スプーン (supūn, “spoon”).[1][2][3]

Apparently coined to refer to the utensil provided as part of school food service.[1] First appearance unknown, but some time after 1860, the first attestation for スプーン (supūn).[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さきわれスプーン [sàkíwáré súpúꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])[3]
IPA^(key): [sa̠kʲiɰᵝa̠ɾe̞ sɨ̥ᵝpɯ̟̃ᵝːɴ]

Noun

先(さき)割(わ)れスプーン • (sakiware supūn)

[after 1860] a spork

References

“先割スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
“先割れスプーン”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
“スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “先割スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DDJS-2] “先割れスプーン”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[4] “スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN