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

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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