書物

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
書 物
しょ
Grade: 2		 もつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi goon

First attested in 1920s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

書(しょ)物(もつ) • (shomotsu) 

  1. [from 1920s] books, writing

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 書物 – see the following entry.
【書かき物もの】
[noun] a writing, a document
[noun] (act of) writing
(This term, 書物, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. “書物”, 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
  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

Miyako

Noun

書物 (hiragana すぃむくㇲ, romaji simuks)

  1. book

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
書 物
し
Grade: 2		 むち
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しゆむつぃ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕimut͡ɕi/, /sumut͡ɕi/

Noun

書物 (hiragana しむち, rōmaji shimuchi, alternative reading すむち, rōmaji sumuchi, historical hiragana しゆむつぃ)

  1. a book
    太郎 (たるー)や毎日 (めーなち)書物 (しむち)読 (ゆ)むん。
    Tarū-ya mēnachi shimuchi yumun.
    Tarū reads a book every day.

References
  1. 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/54

Further reading
  • “しむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963
  • “すむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963
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