あぢさはふ

Old Japanese

Etymology

The initial adi is likely from the 䳑鴨 (ajigamo, “Baikal teal”),[1] while the derivation of sapapu is unknown.

One theory states from 障ふ (sapu),[1] basis for modern 障える (saeru, “to hinder, interrupt”, transtitive) and 障わる (sawaru, “to disturb, harm”, intransitive). This is problematic as sapu is a 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verb and not a 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, “quadrigrade conjugation”) verb required for a 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) ending in -a.

Adnominal

あぢさはふ (adi-sapapu)

  1. allusion to 目 (me2, “eye”)
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 2, poem 196), text here
      ...御食向木⿺瓦缶之宮乎常宮跡定賜味澤相目辞毛絶奴然有鴨...
      ...mi1ke2 mukapu Ki2no2pe2-no2-mi1ya wo to2ko2mi1ya to2 sadame2-tamapi1 adi-sapapu me2ko2to2 mo tayenu sikare ka mo...
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  2. allusion to 夜昼 (yo1ru-pi1ru, “day and night”) or 夜昼知らず (yo1ru-pi1ru sirazu, “unthought in day or night”)
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 9, poem 1804), text here
      ...春鳥能啼耳鳴乍味澤相宵晝不知蜻蜒火之心所燎管悲悽別焉
      ...paruto2ri no2 ne-no2-mi2 naki1tutu adi-sapapu yo1ru-pi1ru sirazu kagi1ro1pi2 no2 ko2ko2ro2 moyetutu *nage2ku wakare wo*kanasibi2 wakaru
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References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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