せり

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
芹

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せり​ [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり or セリ • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Hypernyms

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
競り

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せり​ [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. auction
Synonyms
See also
  • 競(せ)る (seru, “to bid in an auction; to sell”)

Etymology 3
Alternative spellings
迫
迫り

Nominalization of the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 迫(せ)る (seru).[2] Attested in kabuki materials from the 18th century.[3] Compare せり出(だ)す (seridasu, “to push out”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せり​ [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) ←せり (seri)?

  1. stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  3. “迫り”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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