ポンず

Japanese

Etymology

/ponsu/ → /ponzu/

A shift in pronunciation from earlier ポンス (ponsu), borrowed from Dutch pons (“punch”, obsolete, superseded by punch),[1][2][3] from English punch, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan, “five”).

Noun

ポンず • (ponzu) ←ポンス (ponsu)?

  1. ポン酢: ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙(だいだい) (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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