たやす

Japanese

Alternative spelling
絶やす

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tàyáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ja̠sɨᵝ]

Verb

たやす (tayasu) transitive godan (stem たやし (tayashi), past たやした (tayashita))

Japanese verb pair
active ()やす
mediopassive ()える
  1. to exterminate[2]
  2. to extinguish[2]
    ()()やす
    Hi o tayasuna.
    Keep the fire burning.
    (literally, “Don't put out the fire.”)
    Synonym: 消す

Conjugation

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary (in English), Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.
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