足早

Japanese

Kanji in this term
足 早
あし
Grade: 1
はや > ばや
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 足 (ashi, “foot”) +‎ 早 (haya, “fast”). The haya changes to baya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Adjective

足(あし)早(ばや) • (ashibaya) -na, adnominal 足(あし)早(ばや)な (ashibaya na), adverbial 足(あし)早(ばや)に (ashibaya ni)

  1. brisk, swift-footed, fast-paced

Inflection

Noun

足(あし)早(ばや) • (ashibaya) 

  1. briskness, swift-footedness, fast-pacedness

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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