藍屋

藍屋

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
藍	屋
あい Grade: S	や Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 藍(あい) (ai) + 屋(や) (ya).

First cited in 1684.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あい​や [àíꜜyà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
• (Tokyo) あいや [àíyá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ija̠]

Noun

藍(あい)屋(や) • (aiya) ^{←あゐや (awya)?}

1. [from 1684] Alternative form of 藍染屋 (aizomeya, “indigo dyer”).

References

1. “藍屋”, 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