なわ

Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spelling
縄

From Old Japanese. Derived from verb 綯う (nau, “to plait or twist together into twine or line”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なわ [nàwáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [na̠ɰᵝa̠]

Noun

なわ • (nawa) ^{←なは (nafa)^?}

a rope, a flexible, heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber

Coordinate terms

糸(いと) (ito, “thread”)
紐(ひも) (himo, “string”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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