つくし

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
土筆
(center)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つくし [tsùkúshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

つくし • (tsukushi) ←つくし (tukusi)?

  1. spore stem of the common horsetail (スギナ (sugina)), sometimes eaten as food
    Hypernym: 胞子茎 (hōshi kuki, “spore stem”)
    Holonym: スギナ (sugina, “common horsetail”)

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
筑紫

Alternative forms
  • ちくし (Chikushi)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Proper noun

つくし • (Tsukushi) ←つくし (tukusi)?

  1. 筑紫: Tsukushi, an ancient province in Japan, roughly equivalent to modern Kyūshū
    Synonym: 筑紫国 (Tsukushi-no-kuni)

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
尽くし

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Verb

つくし • (tsukushi) ←つくし (tukusi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of つくす (tsukusu) [godan]

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