棒振

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
棒	振
ぼう Grade: 6	ふ(ら) Grade: S
kun’yomi

First attested in the Edo period. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Alternative forms

孑孑, 孑孒

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) ぼーふら [bòófúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

棒(ぼう)振(ふら) • (bōfura) ^{←ばうふら (baufura)^?}

a wriggler (mosquito larva)
Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
棒	振
ぼう Grade: 6	ふ(り) Grade: S
kun’yomi

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).

Alternative forms

孑孑, 孑孒

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) ぼーふり [bòófúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

棒(ぼう)振(ふり) • (bōfuri) ^{←ばうふり (baufuri)^?}

a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

蚊(カ) (ka, “mosquito”)
棒振(ぼうふ)り (bōfuri)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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