いびつ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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From 飯櫃(いいびつ) (ībitsu, container for cooked rice). Rice containers in Japan had ellipse shapes in the past. Sense "crooked" came from the impression that ellipses are deformed circles.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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いびつ (ibitsu-na (adnominal いびつ (ibitsu na na), adverbial いびつ (ibitsu ni ni))

  1. crooked; deformed
  2. abnormal; strange; deviant

Inflection

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Noun

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いびつ (ibitsu

  1. (rare) ellipse; oval
    Synonym: 楕円
  2. (rare, dated) coin
    Synonym: 小判