木霊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	霊
こ Grade: 1	たま > だま Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
木靈 (kyūjitai) 木魂谺

Etymology

Compound of 木(こ) (ko, “tree”) + 霊(たま) (tama, “spirit”). /ko/ is an older and apophonic form of /ki/ found in compounds.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こだま [kòdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞da̠ma̠]

Noun

木霊(こたま) • (kotama)

a tree spirit
- 931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1, page 44)
  樹神内典、樹神、和名古多万

Noun

木(こ)霊(だま) • (kodama)

a tree spirit
- 931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1, page 44)
  樹神内典、樹神、和名古多万
echo in valleys, mountains, off walls, etc.

References

1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.

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