孑孑
See also: 孑孓
Chinese
alone; mosquito larvae; small | alone; mosquito larvae; small | ||
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simp. and trad. (孑孑) |
孑 | 孑 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
孑孑
- (literary, ideophonic) outstanding; prominent; conspicuous
- (literary, ideophonic) tiny; minute
- (literary, ideophonic) alone; lonely
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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孑 | 孑 |
けつ Hyōgaiji |
けつ Hyōgaiji |
kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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孑々 |
From Middle Chinese 孑孑 (MC kjet kjet).
Adjective
孑孑 • (ketsuketsu) †-tari (adnominal 孑孑とした (ketsuketsu to shita) or 孑孑たる (ketsuketsu taru), adverbial 孑孑と (ketsuketsu to) or 孑孑として (ketsuketsu to shite))
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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孑 | 孑 |
ぼうふら | |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
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孑孒 棒振 |
First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Shift from bōfuri (see below).
Noun
孑孑 or 孑孑 • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
- Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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孑 | 孑 |
ぼうふり | |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
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孑孒 棒振 |
Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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