釉薬

Japanese
釉薬 (uwagusuri, yūyaku): a mug with a blue and green glaze.

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
釉 薬
うわ
Jinmeiyō		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
釉藥 (kyūjitai)

Originally a compound of 上 (uwa, “over, on top of”, ancient combining form of modern ue) +‎ 薬 (kusuri, “a chemical, a substance with mystical properties”). The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うわぐ​すり [ùwágúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) うわぐすり [ùwágúsúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

釉(うわ)薬(ぐすり) • (uwagusuri) 

  1. a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
釉 薬
ゆう
Jinmeiyō		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
釉藥 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 釉藥 (*yuw jɨɐk̚).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゆ​うやく [yúꜜùyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

釉(ゆう)薬(やく) • (yūyaku) ←いうやく (iuyaku)?

  1. a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics

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