はた

See also: はだ

Japanese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ta̠]

Adverb

はた • (hata) 

  1. abruptly, recklessly (of hitting or striking an object)
    はたとひざを打(う)つ
    hata to hiza o utsu
    slap one's knee suddenly (in realization)
  2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly (of change in movement or situation)
    はたと答(とう)弁(べん)に詰(つ)まる
    hata to tōben ni tsumaru
    be suddenly lost for words
  3. being focused on one point
    はたとにらみつける
    hata to niramitsukeru
    stare at (something) focused
  4. completely, entirely, totally
    Synonyms: 完全に (kanzen ni), 全く (mattaku), すっかり (sukkari)

Etymology 2

This is the only known citation. The type of cloth is unknown. The three other examples in the same text refer to cloth made from various plants, so this could be the original meaning. Otherwise it may be identified as 機 (hata, “woven”). The pronunciation may have even been /hada/ since voicing is not always explicitly marked.

Pronunciation

Noun

はた • (hata) 

  1. (hapax) a type of cloth
    • c. 800: Shibunritsu Ongi (page 47)
      絁衣 波太衣
      rough silk cloth: pataKINU

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of はた – see the following entries.
【二十】
[numeral] (obsolete) twenty; 20
Alternative spelling
廿
【旗】4
[noun] flag
【機】4
[noun] (weaving) a loom
[noun] woven cloth
【畑】3
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
畠
【秦】J
[proper noun] a place name
[proper noun] a surname
【羽太】
[noun] a grouper (fish)
Alternative spelling
ハタ
【凧】J
[noun] kite
【羽田】
[proper noun] Hata (a neighborhood of Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, はた, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はた.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 将, 杯, 端, 鰭, 飛蝗, 八太, 硲, 羽多, 葉田, 八田, 波田, 漢, 波多, 葉多.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Tsukishima, Hiroshi (c. 800) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 2: Shibunritsu Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN
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