書物

書物

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
書	物
しょ Grade: 2	もつ Grade: 3
on’yomi	goon

First attested in 1920s.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょ​もつ [shóꜜmòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞mo̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

書(しょ)物(もつ) • (shomotsu) 

1. [from 1920s] books, writing

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 書物 – see the following entry.

【書かき物もの】 [noun] a writing, a document [noun] (act of) writing

(This term, 書物, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

1. “書物”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Miyako

Noun

書物 (hiragana すぃむくㇲ, romaji simuks)

1. book

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
書	物
し Grade: 2	むち Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しゆむつぃ.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕimut͡ɕi/, /sumut͡ɕi/

Noun

書物 (hiragana しむち, rōmaji shimuchi, alternative reading すむち, rōmaji sumuchi, historical hiragana しゆむつぃ)

1. a book

   太郎 (たるー)や毎日 (めーなち)書物 (しむち)読 (ゆ)むん。

   Tarū-ya mēnachi shimuchi yumun.

   Tarū reads a book every day.

References

1. 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/54

Further reading

• “しむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

“シムチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.

• “すむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

“スムチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.