掘串

Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S くし
Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi

Etymology

From root p- cognate with 掘る (poru, to dig) + (kusi, long slender object). Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *pukusi (digging stick). Compare Proto-Turkic *bokursï (wooden plough, ploughshare).

Noun

掘串 (pukusi) (kana ふくし)

  1. a shovel used to dig or pick vegetables
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū, (book 1, poem 1):
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      毛與美籠母乳布久思毛與美夫君志持此岳爾菜採須兒家吉閑名告紗根...
      ko1 mo yo2 mi1-ko1 moti pukusi mo yo2 mi1-bukusi moti ko2no2 woka ni na tumasu ko1 ipe1 ki1kana na no2rasane...
      O girl who picks greens on the hill with your pretty basket and shovel, ask me of your home and your name.

Derived terms

  • 御掘串 (mi1-bukusi)

Descendants

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    • ふぐせ (fuguse)
    • ほぐせ (hoguse)

References

  1. Satake, Akihiro; Hideo Yamada; Rikio Kudō; Masao Ōtani; Yoshiyuki Yamazaki (c. 759) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 1: Man’yōshū 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1999, →ISBN.
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