うす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
臼碓

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *osu. Compare Yamagata Japanese おす (osu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うす [úꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

臼, 碓: mortar

Coordinate terms

杵(きね) (kine, “pestle”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
薄

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Prefix

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

薄: light (in degree)

Related terms

薄(うす)い (usui)

References

“臼・碓”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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