ざる

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
笊

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ざる​ [zàrúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ざる or ザル • (zaru) ←ざる (zaru)?

  1. zaru, a bamboo basket, used like a sieve or colander, especially to present food.
Descendants
  • → English: zaru

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ざる • (zaru) 

  1. adnominal of ざり (zari, “not, un-”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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