淡海

淡海

1. (～新市鎮) Danhai New Town (a town in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan)

⟨apa umi₁⟩ → /apaumi/ → /afaumi/ → /awaumi/

Derived from 淡(あわ) (awa), stem of 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”).

An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature:

⟨apa umi₁⟩ → ⟨apumi₁⟩ → /apumi/ → /afumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/

• IPA^(key): [a̠ɰᵝa̠ɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

淡(あわ)海(うみ) • (awaumi) ^{←あはうみ (afaumi)?}
(alternative reading hiragana おうみ, rōmaji ōmi, historical hiragana あふみ)

1. a freshwater lake

   Synonyms: 湖水 (kosui), 淡水湖 (tansuiko), 湖 (mizuumi)

   Antonyms: 塩湖 (enko), 塩海 (shioumi)

• 近江(おうみ) (Ōmi)
• 近(ちかつ)淡海(おうみ), 近(ちか)つ淡海(おうみ) (Chika-tsu-ōmi)
• 遠(とおつ)淡海(おうみ), 遠(とお)つ淡海(おうみ) (Tō-tsu-ōmi)
  • 遠江(とおとうみ) (Tōtōmi)

淡(お)海(うみ) • (Ōmi) ^{←あふみ (afumi)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province
2. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)
3. a surname

• 淡海(たんかい)節(ぶし) (Tankai-bushi)