ふつ

See also: ぶつ

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of ふつ – see the following entry.
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[affix] Short for フランス (Furansu): France
(This term, ふつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ふつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふつ.)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *putu.

Noun

ふつ • (futsu) 

  1. (dialect, Kagawa, Yamaguchi, Kyūshū) mugwort
    Synonym: 蓬 (yomogi, standard)
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho:
      [1]
      Futçu. フツ (ふつ) 灸をすえるのに用いる草. 下(X.)の語. ¶ Futçumochi (ふつ餅) この草を入れて作った米の餅. 上(Cami)では, Yomogui (蓬)と言う。
      Futsu. A type of grass used for combustion. Kyūshū language. ¶ Futsumochi. A rice cake made with this type of grass. The word used in the capital language is called yomogi.

Further reading

References
  1. Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
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