疱瘡

疱瘡

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
疱	瘡
いも Hyōgaiji	かさ > がさ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Compound of 疱 (imo) +‎ 瘡 (kasa, “skin disease”).

Noun

疱(いも)瘡(がさ) • (imogasa) 

1. an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox
   • circa 1177-1188, Iroha Jiruishō

     皰瘡 イモカサ モカサ

Synonyms

• 痘瘡(もがさ) (mogasa)
• 天然痘(てんねんとう) (tennentō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
疱	瘡
ほう Hyōgaiji	そう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/pausau/ → /ɸausau/ → /ɸɔːsɔː/ → /hoːsoː/.

Noun

疱(ほう)瘡(そう) • (hōsō) ^{←はうさう (fausau)?}

1. an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox

Synonyms

• 痘瘡(もがさ) (mogasa)
• 天然痘(てんねんとう) (tennentō)

Derived terms

• 水疱瘡(みずぼうそう) (mizubōsō)

References

• Tadakane, Tachibana; Atsuo Masamune (ed.) (circa 1177-1188) Iroha Jiruishō (in Japanese), Kazama Shobō, published 1971