棒振

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 6
ふ(ら)
Grade: S
kun’yomi

First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Shift from bōfuri (see below).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぼう)(ふら) (bōfura) ばうふら (baufura)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)
    Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 6
ふ(り)
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally stick-waving insect).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぼう)(ふり) (bōfuri) ばうふり (baufuri)?

  1. a wriggler (mosquito larva)

See also

References

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