さやか

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
明か
清か

From Old Japanese.

Derived from adverb さや (saya, clearly) + (-ka, adjective-forming suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Adjective

さやか (sayaka) さやか (sayaka)?-na, adnominal さやか (sayaka na), adverbial さやか (sayaka ni)

  1. cold and clear
    さやかに(ほし)はきらめき
    Sayaka ni hoshi wa kirameki”
    The stars shine clearly
Inflection

Etymology 2

Various 名乗り (nanori) readings of kanji, with most deriving from a nominalization of sayaka above,

Proper noun

さやか (Sayaka) 

  1. 明香, 清香, 才加: a female given name
  2. 咲也香, 紗也香, 沙弥佳, 沙耶香, 沙也加, 早矢香, 佐哉香: a female given name

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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