すみ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
炭

From Old Japanese. First appears in 762 CE. Cognate with Japanese 墨 (sumi, “India ink”).[1]

In turn, from Proto-Japonic *sumi. Cognate with Miyako 炭 (sum), Okinawan 炭 (shimi), Yaeyama 炭 (sïn).

Possibly derived from the homophonous 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) 済み (sumi) of verb 済む (sumu, “to finish, to conclude”), from the way that cinders are left after a fire has finished burning.

Possibly also related to 煤 (susu, “soot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. a coal or cinder from a fire
    Synonym: (literally “extinguished coal/cinder”) 消し炭 (keshizumi)
  2. charcoal
    Synonyms: (literally “wood charcoal”) 木炭 (mokutan), (rare reading) 木炭 (kizumi), (very rare as standalone noun; see below) 炭 (tan)
  3. (rare) coal (fossil fuel)
    Synonyms: (literally “stone charcoal”) 石炭 (sekitan), (rare reading) 石炭 (ishizumi), (very rare as standalone noun; see below) 炭 (tan)

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
墨

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) すみ​ [sùmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. ink

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
済み

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) すみ​ [sùmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. completion, finish
Derived terms

Verb

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of すむ (sumu) [godan]

Etymology 4
Alternative spellings
隅
角

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) す​み [súꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. corner (e.g., of a room or board surface); nook
See also

Proper noun

すみ • (Sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. a surname

Etymology 5
Alternative spelling
酸味

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Pronunciation

Noun

すみ • (sumi) ←すみ (sumi)?

  1. sour taste

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

すみ (romaji sumi)

  1. 趣味: hobby; taste, preference
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