棒振
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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棒 | 振 |
ぼう Grade: 6 | ふ(ら) Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Shift from bōfuri (see below).
Alternative forms
- 孑孑, 孑孒
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぼーふら [bòófúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]
Noun
棒振 • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
- Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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棒 | 振 |
ぼう Grade: 6 | ふ(り) Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).
Alternative forms
- 孑孑, 孑孒
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぼーふり [bòófúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
棒振 • (bōfuri) ←ばうふり (baufuri)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
See also
- 蚊 (ka, “mosquito”)
- 棒振り (bōfuri)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN