あくた

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
芥

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Man'yōshū of 759.[1]

A surface analysis suggests a possible relation to root /kut-/, as in 朽ちる (kuchiru, “to break down, to fall into disrepair”), 草臥れる (kutabireru, “to become tired or worn out”), 鶏 (kutakake, “chicken”, literally “rubbish clucker”), くたくた (kutakuta, “in a broken-down or worn-out manner”, adverb).

Pronunciation

Noun

あくた • (akuta) ←あくた (akuta)?

  1. [from 759] something rotten or broken: garbage, waste, dross
  2. (by extension) something worthless
Derived terms

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of あくた – see the following entry.
【芥田】
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, あくた, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. “芥”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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