くぐ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
莎草
磚子苗

Etymology

First attested in the Shinsen Jikyō (898-901), as 久久; the voiced version is also attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (934) as 久具. Compare earlier Old Japanese くぐつ (kugutu, “handbag made from a kind of sledge”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くぐ [kúꜜgù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] particularly sense 3
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɡɯ̟]
  • (Kyoto) くぐ [Kúgú] (Kōki – [0])[1]
  • Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent
※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌).
※ References: [1]

Noun

くぐ • (kugu) 

  1. [from late 800s] (archaic) synonym of 浜菅 (hamasuge, “nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)”)
  2. [from late 800s] (archaic) synonym of しおくぐ (shiokugu, “Carex scabrifolia”)
  3. [from late 1712] Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
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