お玉杓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉 杓 子
たま
Grade: 1 		しゃく > じゃく
Hyōgai 		し
Grade: 1
kun'yomi kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
御玉杓子 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball”) + 杓子(しゃくし) (shakushi, “bamboo ladle”). The shakushi changes to jakushi as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おたまじゃくし [òtámájáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ta̠ma̠ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ɕi]

Noun

お玉(たま)杓(じゃく)子(し) or お玉杓子(タマジャクシ) • (otamajakushi) 

  1. a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
    Synonym: お玉 (otama)
  2. a tadpole (toad or frog larva)
    Synonym: 蝌蚪 (kato)
  3. (music, rare) a musical note
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