飛竜頭

飛竜頭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	りゅう Grade: S	ず Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”),[1][2][3][4] with the shift from /o/ to /u/ likely influenced by the common ryū reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling.

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryū, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be rare in the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ひりゅ​うず [hìryúꜜùzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
• IPA^(key): [çiɾʲɨᵝːzɨᵝ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(りゅう)頭(ず) • (hiryūzu) ^{←ひりゆうづ (firyūdu)?}

1. (Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
2. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	りょう Grade: S	ず Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).[1][2][3][4] The zu in the Japanese may represent a shift from /s/ to /z/ influenced by the common zu reading of the 頭 character used in the spelling, or it may represent an original pronunciation of /z/ in the borrowing; see Portuguese_phonology#Consonant_sandhi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading appears to be more common in the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ひりょ​ーず [hìryóꜜòzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
• IPA^(key): [çiɾʲo̞ːzɨᵝ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(りょう)頭(ず) • (hiryōzu) ^{←ひりようづ (firyoudu)?}

1. (Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
2. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
飛	竜	頭
ひ Grade: 4	ろう Grade: S	ず > す Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
飛龍頭 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).[1][2][3][4] The rō reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling is 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “irregular but customary reading”).

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be exclusive to the Kansai region.

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ひろ​ーす [hìróꜜòsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
• IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ːsɨᵝ]

Noun

飛(ひ)竜(ろう)頭(す) • (hirōsu) 

1. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. “ひりょうず”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998